Chapter 120

I could hardly believe what I was seeing—but there he was, right in front of me. "You? Who the hell are you?" Charles shouted, but his voice faltered as he stepped back, clearly shaken. "How did you get in here?" Garcia fixed him with a deadly glare. "You dared lay a hand on him. Big mistake," he growled. "And there is only one punishment for that—death." He lunged forward, slamming Charles to the floor and wrapping his hands around his throat. The sight froze my blood. Charles gasped for air, his face turning red as he clawed at Garcia's arms, trying to break free. But Garcia's grip only tightened, squeezing the life out of him. I panicked. "Garcia!" I shouted, terrified. "Let him go!" He paused, his hands still locked around Charles's neck, and looked up at me with fury in his eyes. "You want me to let him live?" he snapped. "This man kidnapped you, and you want to spare him?" "I know what he did. He is a monster. He hurt me, he put my life at risk, but he is still my father. I don't