Chapter 7 After that day , Leah started to get better , and I took everyone who hurt her to court . I told Leah , Sweetheart , Ive got your back , and Ill make sure you get whats fair . The little one didnt fully get it but snuggled up to me , calling me Mom in a cute voice . Faced with hefty compensation , those parents came to my doorstep , pleading bitterly for reconciliation . Some even brought their kids and laid into them right there . Why would you bully Leah ? You bastard ! The kids bawled their eyes out . Parrish , weve taught our kids a lesson . Cant you just let it go ? Were begging you ! But I didnt budge . I would never forgive anyone who hurt Leah . As for Antonio , Sophia , and Jacob , they couldnt even leave their house now . The internet was all over it , with people online saying Antonio was a backstabbing traitor and Jacob was just like him . Every day , people would show up at their house to throw stinky 000 % 105 Chapter eggs and splash red paint . But that wasnt all . In just a few days , I filed for divorce , initiated a lawsuit to recover marital property , and accused Antonio of misappropriating company assets by exploiting his position . Antonio tried to go to the office , but they had taken his access card , so he was stuck outside . He used to think he was some big shot , better than everyone else . Now , the Sunwing Group had fired him , and other companies Wouldnt hire someone as shameless as him . He tried to reach out to his old buddies at work , thinking he could start his own thing , but they just ignored him and blocked him . He got right in my face and demanded , Did you mess with my coworkers freedom ? I thought it was hilarious . Antonio , youre nothing but a piece of shit now . Whod want to get mixed up with trash ? I didnt even bother with his yapping and had security haul him off . He yelled his head off , Im the man here and the general manager of the Sunwing Group ! Dont you dare touch me ! Nobody cared or looked his way . They just pushed him out . ||| 10 Chapter The divorce trial started soon , and people online were talking about it again . Antonios affair was awful and made a huge mess in public , so he got kicked out with nothing . , He didnt like it , causing a ruckus in court , and the judge had him restrained by the bailiffs . People online were saying things like , This is great ! Hes getting what he deserves ! Bah ! Good riddance ! Then , in the case about Antonio stealing company money , they had enough proof to put him in jail for a few years . A few days later , he stopped my car on the way to work . He was haggard , unshaved , his hair nearly half gray , no longer the spirited person who once stood high and sought after . He was sort of hunched over , finally admitting he was wrong . Grace , Im sorry . Ive cut things off with Sophia , and I swear I wont see her again . Iam Leahs dad . Can you forgive me for her sake ? Grace , lets get back together and give Leah a whole family . Let me come back to the Sunwing Group . I dont need to be the general manager ; a directors spot would be fine . I was sitting in my fancy car , looking at Antonio through the half- open window , not really feeling much . 40 65 % Chapter Antonio , who do you think you are ? Where were you when Leah. needed you at kindergarten ? You have no right to talk about her ! I had the driver drive away , leaving Antonio far behind , just like how Leah and I had left him far out of our lives . The next I heard about Antonio , he was already behind bars . It was quite easy for the legal team to recover the money he had moved to Sophia . They told me that even Sophias house was bought secretly by Antonio . Now , she had to rent a place in a rundown part of town . Just like Antonio , she had got a bad name , and no company wanted to hire her .. She tried to start a little street side business , but people recognized her and trashed her stall . After that , she had to make a living by scavenging through garbage . And the kids who picked on Leah were made to leave kindergarten by the other parents . Word was , they were not doing so well in other kindergartens either . It was no surprise that they were left out at their new schools . I meant , who would want their kids playing with bullies , right ? TO 56 Chapter 7 Jacob , when he got to his new kindergarten , got called names because his mom was the other woman . He got so mad that he lost it and started a fight with a bunch of six year olds . It didnt end well for him he wasnt a match for them and got beaten up , even drawing blood right there . The hospital visit showed he had a concussion and a broken leg . No other kindergartens would take him after that . Sophia was beside herself , but there was nothing she could do , so she had to collect trash with him . I saw them again on the snack street . They were both dirty , their hair a mess , going through trash cans one by one . And there I was , in my fancy car , about to go get Leahs favorite cake for her . After her grandfather's death, she unexpectedly discovers that both her sister and boyfriend betrayed her, taking away the family fortune left by her grandfather. Determined to seek revenge, she decid...