Chapter 169 Don't You Dare Lay a Hand on Her

The smile plastered across Gideon's face finally cracked. He tried to step around Cressida to speak directly to Daphne inside, but Cressida blocked his path. "Cressida, what do you want from us? We're your parents," he demanded. "We've come to apologize properly. How long are you going to keep this act up?" "Apologize? Funny, I remember you came here to clean up Natasha's mess," she retorted. Helena's smile faltered. She tugged at his sleeve and stepped forward, forcing a look of sorrow onto her face. "Cressie, how can you think so poorly of us? Natasha did make a mistake, but she's your sister. "She's been stressed out over everything with the Strudwick Group, and she's lost weight. Can you really stand to see her suffer like this, and to watch the Strudwick family fall apart?" "Her suffering has nothing to do with me, and neither does whatever happens to the Strudwicks." Cressida's words left Helena speechless. Seeing that their soft approach had failed, Gideon finally dropp