Chapter 251

George stood frozen, eyes locked on the pathetic scene in front of him—his daughter, the one he'd always held so dearly, was now beaten, humiliated at the hands of Isaiah Hayes. His face was stiff with anger, rage simmering in his eyes. As soon as Dorothy let go of Emily, Amelia Bennett rushed over, tears already pouring down her face. She threw herself at Emily, trembling as she gently brushed the hair from her cheek. "This is insane!" Emily sobbed in pain and collapsed into Amelia's arms, tears soaking her shoulder. "You've had your fun, it's time to go now, isn't it?" George finally snapped, no longer pretending to be calm. His voice was cold and sharp as he stared down Franklin and the others. If the whole point of this stunt was to put him in his place, then... congratulations. Message received. By now, George didn't care how afraid he'd always been of the Hayeses. He was fuming. He'd been publicly smacked down, humiliated—any coward would lose their temper by now. Franklin gave I