Wayne bent to pick her up, wiping the tears that had formed at the side of her eyes, she must have been listening to the whole conversation all along. He nuzzled her hair, his daughter was the only one that wanted him.Loretta’s eyes glazed over when she saw how much her precious daughter was clinging to him. Elsa had always suffered bullying in school, wherever she went she was always accused of being the jinx that made her father abandon them.Her poor daughter wasn’t even spared by her own family members, Aleena and Nikki wouldn’t fail to lash out at her, reminding her of her father abandonment at every little occasion.Loretta felt so bitter in her heart. The best thing she could do was not take Wayne away from her again.Gray harrumphed in disgust. “Mother, what’s all these drama going on here? Why haven’t you thrown this piece of garbage out of the mansion?”“Exactly! The sight of this man makes me want to throw up,” Fedora seconded her father. “How can someone be so poorly dres

“No worries, Uncle. We’ll work something out!” Loretta tried to stutter but Gary kept screaming at her.“Shut up! How dare you disobey Mother’s order to divorce him? Have you forgotten all what this man made you go through?”Gary had lost his temper again and his fingers were beginning to dig into her shoulders as he yanked her slender frame around.“Let go of her right now!” Wayne demanded, clamping his hands around Gary’s grip.He forcefully yanked Gary’s hands off, pushing him back. “I’ve warned you several times not to lay a hand on my wife! Haven’t I?” Wayne shot him a very deadly gaze."What can an imbecile like you do to me? I’m speaking to her not you, get lost!" Gary hollered at him."You!" Wayne grabbed his collar. "You keep getting on my nerves, eh?"Gary's eyes reddened in rage. "How dare you speak down at me?" He raised his fists to hit Wayne."Enough!" Anna's thunderous voice stopped the both of them from getting into a scuffle.“Wayne. Is this how your parents taught yo

The next morning was the first day at school for Elsa, Loretta took her into the bathroom to have a quick bath and get ready for school.They had a quick breakfast of noodles Loretta quickly prepared in the kitchen and set off for the Kindergarten..Loretta sighed, looking outside as the cab sped through the Las Vegas Highway. Last night, she'd decided to sell all of her jewelries and fancy clothes in a thrift store to start all over at her restaurant.She needed a very stable source of income, If not for anything, but for the sake of her daughter.As she has no college degree, it would be hard to find a better job. She was going to see Mike Taylor today for a possible talk on giving her some more time to pay back the loans.When they arrived at Merry Children Kindergarten, Loretta greeted Elsa's new teacher, Miss Doris with a smile before handing over her bags."Bye, Daddy!" Elsa waved frantically before running into the gates.Loretta asked the cab driver to take her straight to her

Wayne didn't let the teacher complete her sentence before dashing off to the principal's office.He met his daughter seated opposite a stern looking woman, a little bruise below her right cheek."Daddy!" Elsa's eyes filled up with tears as she rushed to meet him."My Princess," Wayne breathed into her hair, pulling back to examine her face. Apart from the little bruise on her lower cheeks, there were several small cuts on her arms."Who did this?" He growled up at the person seated before them."Excuse me sir, who are you?" The woman frowned, getting up. "I've never seen you here.""Principal Rogers. He's my Daddy!" Elsa pouted.The principal was about to speak when Miss Doris arrived behind Wayne, panting."She's right, ma'am. Miss Moore confirmed it after dropping Elsa off this morning."Principal Rogers eyed Wayne in disdain. "So you're the miserable son in law of the Moore family?" Wayne ignored her question to face the issue at hand. "Who did this to my daughter?" He asked again,

Wayne settled back on the sofa, anger surging through his veins as he thought the matter through. If Anna would really get his parents cremated, there would be no other way for him to prove that he is a Costa.He placed another call to Mark. “Have some of my men meet the officials at the Cemetery and ask them to wait. I’ll be meeting them soon.”Loretta had noted the abrupt change in his mood. “Are you okay?” She asked.“Yeah. I have to leave for a while.” Wayne scratched his head, unable to look into her eyes. His eyes trailed down to her wrist.The gash was looking a bit ugly, and painful.He dashed up to the cabinet to find some band aid or something to cover the gash up. “Is there a first aid box in here?” He asked.“Nah.” Loretta stood up, throwing on her jacket. “I was just gonna get one from the grocery store down the street.”After assuring Elsa that they would be back, they left for the grocery store.Wayne made Loretta stay still while he rummaged the shelves for the complete