Chapter 262

Ava Harris pretended to cry, and it worked like a charm. Anthony Harris immediately panicked. "Ava, don’t cry, sweetheart. It’s all her fault, alright?" He raised his hand and slapped Laurel Thompson across the face. Smack! Laurel was completely stunned. "Ava, look, Dad already hit your aunt. She won’t dare lie again!" Laurel stood there, speechless, struggling to process what just happened. She never thought Anthony would lay a hand on her just to please Ava. "Anthony, I’m your wife! How could you hit me for her? Hitting Melissa was bad enough, now you’re hitting me too? Have you lost your mind?" she snapped, her voice trembling with disbelief. Ever since she married into the family, things with Anthony had been relatively peaceful. He’d never lifted a finger against her—until Ava came back into the picture. "Auntie, Dad did it for your own good. It's your fault for not raising Melissa properly and accusing me without proof," Ava piped in, voice sickeningly sweet. "You evil thing, how