Chapter 76

The assistants nearby could no longer bear to watch the disaster unfolding before their eyes. Gretchen, oblivious to the fact that she was digging her own grave, tried to add fuel to the fire. "Maybe Cassandra was already fooling around with this man years ago? Dad, you definitely can't—" Her words were cut short by a sharp slap across the face. "You idiotic fool! How dare you lie to me?" Steven roared. A man's strength surpassed a woman's. Steven's enraged slap sent Gretchen sprawling across the floor. Her head struck the ground with a loud thud that reverberated through the room, knocking her unconscious instantly. The assistants lowered their heads, wishing the earth would swallow them whole. "Gretchen!" Christina shrieked. She rushed forward, cradling Gretchen in her arms. A swollen bump was already forming on her forehead, and blood trickled from her nostrils. "Have you lost your mind? She's your own flesh and blood!" Christina screamed at Steven, her voice breaking. "Gr