Chapter 180


    “Ryder! Get over here right now, you wife–beating b*stard!” Mary shouted


    while mming a fist on the door.


    Abellyn had left the house in a rush the previous day. She didn’t bring


    anything with her, so they had no choice but to wait for the people inside to


    open the door.


    It was also why they hade so early. They didn’t want to risk having the


    man leave for work and not be able to get their payback.


    “You wife–beating coward! Come out, right now! I’ll kick your door down if you


    don’te out soon!” Abellyn’s cousin, David Sheppard, roared as he kicked


    the door.


    It was such a hugemotion it aroused the attention of the neighbors.


    Nheless, Abellyn did not feel even an ounce of shame. Instead, she


    instructed her cousin to kick harder. It was like that unit in front of her wasn’t


    her house at all.


    “Who’s kicking the door? Do you have a death wish?”


    A man suddenly opened the door. He was filled with rage and looked


    absolutely formidable. David jumped in shock and stumbled backward.


    The person was, of course, Emmanuel.


    David dared not utter another word, even though he had been so arrogant


    earlier. He could tell with just one nce that the man before him was not


    one to mess with.


    Mary was about to speak when Ryder came limping out. “Mom, Dad! Why are


    you here?” he asked.


    Despite the fact that he was having problems with Abellyn, he was still being


    respectful of his inw.


    Mary instantly gave him a p across his face when she saw him. “I’ve raised


    my daughter for so many years, but we’ve neverid a hand on her. How


    dare you beat her up like that? You don’t have an ounce of respect for us, the


    Sheppard family, do you?”


    “Mom! Stop it! Stop hitting me!”


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    Ryder was confused. He couldn’t hit her back, nor could he just allow her to hit


    him. All he could do was protect himself, using his hands as his shield.


    Mary’s husband, George Sheppard, was worried his wife would get the short


    end of the stick and began helping her to beat his son–inw up.


    Shortly after, Abellyn’s cousins joined in as well.


    The family burned with rage and was adamant about beating Ryder to a


    pulp.


    Originally, Emmanuel had no intentions of intervening when he saw Mary


    hitting his cousin. He had assumed that they would talk things through after


    they had both calmed down.


    However, he seethed with anger when he saw the group of people bullying


    Ryder.


    “D“mn it! Are you looking down on the Lowe family?”


    Emmanuel pounced at them and easily managed to fling David to the


    ground.


    Without much effort, he pushed the rest of the Sheppard family away and


    stood before Ryder to protect him.


    “You just have to pick a fight, don’t you? Are you going toe at me one by


    one or all at once? Do you think I’d be scared?”


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    Sure, Emmanuel did have a good temper, but he could be horrifying if he ever


    got angry.


    Even Samuel was terrified of him, let alone people like the Sheppard family.


    “Sh*t! This man is so strong!”


    David didn’t dare to fight him anymore.


    The family chickened out. They wouldn’t be able to beat Emmanuel even if


    they were to pounce at him together.


    “Come on! You’re just looking down on Ryder because he’s injured, aren’t


    you? Fight me if you want to. Abellyn is not the only one with family here.


    Ryder has one too!” Emmanuel shouted in anger once more.


    Only then did Mary finally notice Ryder was covered in blood. Her expression


    changed in an instant. “W–What happened? Who did this?”


    Her daughter hadined that her husband was abusing her the


    previous night. Because of that, she brought David over to seek justice for


    Abellyn.


    Mary had no idea Ryder was injured so badly.


    “Who else besides your precious daughter?” Emmanuel answered for Ryder.


    Hearing that, Ryder chimed in emotionally, “Abellyn went crazyst night. She


    suddenly stabbed me with a knife! I had no other choice but to hit her. Look!


    My thigh is still bleeding!”


    As he spoke, the man removed the bandage and showed his mother–inw.


    He was about to lose control of his emotions and sounded like he was on the


    verge of tears as he spoke. “Are you, the Sheppard family, the only humans


    here? Am I not human to you? I’ve been a coward all my life. Couldn’t I have


    gotten mad just this once?”


    Mary was shocked to hear that. “Is Ryder telling the truth, Abellyn? Why did


    you stab him? Have you really gone crazy?”


    She deserves to get beaten up by Ryder if she did stab him. Why did she do


    something like this? Has she gone nuts or what?