---- from clumsiness. I stepped back. Peggy's eyes went wild, her voice rising. "Please! For my kid's sake, stop trying to take my husband! We worked so hard to be a family!" I barely had time to react before a man stormed in from the corner and kicked her to the ground. "You embarrassing mess-get your ass home, or I swear I'll finish the job!" The little girl flinched, then broke into loud sobs. Peggy didn't even flinch. Didn't reach for her daughter. Just twisted her hand into the soft flesh of the kid's arm. "All you do is cry! You ruined everything! Why couldn't you be a boy? You're why your dad got ---- kicked out of the Busch family! You ruined my shot at luxury!" That was it. I snapped. I called security and had them drag Peggy out. Then I scooped the crying girl into my arms and held her close.