Chapter 26

Angelica tried her best to make herself as unobtrusive as possible. Since Dominic was standing up for Skye, she was no longer worried. At least Skye would not suffer for what had happened that day. Just as Angelica was lost in her own thoughts, she felt a sharp gaze on her, and she stiffened almost instinctively. As soon as she looked up, she met Dominic's deep, intense eyes. "Ms. Thornton, did she hit you because you were trying to protect Skye?" She did not know why Dominic was asking her that, but Angelica hesitated, then nodded. Dominic said, "Hit her back." Angelica wasn't the only one who was stunned. Rosie's eyes bulged in shock. What did he mean by that? Rosie felt engulfed by a sense of uneasiness that almost felt suffocating. Her final shred of rationality urged her to push Holden out of the room, and she instructed him urgently, "Holden, go and call your uncle! Hurry!" Elliot was her only hope of being saved. The rumors about Dominic being a cruel madman were obvi