Just because I spent a little too long shopping with my daughter Ellis at the mall under my wife Ford’s name and didn’t buy anything, the mall manager called us broke losers. The man looked me up and down with contempt, his chin lifted high. “Broke losers like you dare walk into our mall? Why don’t you take a good look at yourselves? Do you even belong here?” Disdainful eyes turned toward us from all around. Ellis argued, “We’re not broke losers. My mommy owns this mall!” Instantly, snickers rose from every direction. As if he had heard some joke, the man’s face filled with mockery. “You? This mall belongs to my wife. I’m calling her over right now, and we’ll see if you still dare say anything!” He immediately called his wife. “Hello, babe, someone here is pretending to be your husband and daughter, and they’re making trouble for me. Come over quickly.” I frowned and wanted to call my wife too. But he snatched my phone out of my hand and smashed it hard onto the ground. Crack! The phone shattered into pieces. The man planted his hands on his waist, swept his contemptuous gaze over me, and looked smug. “Trying to call backup? Let me tell you, my wife will be here soon. If you dare provoke me, you’re dead.” “And this little brat…” The man’s gaze swept past me and landed on Ellis beside me. “You learned to lie at such a young age. I guess you take after your parents. Since your parents won’t teach you, I’ll teach you properly.” As he spoke, the man rolled up his sleeves and rushed forward. He grabbed Ellis from beside me. Ellis burst into tears with a loud “Waaah!” I wanted to step forward and stop him, but two sales associates grabbed both my arms and pinned me to the floor in an extremely humiliating position. “You broke loser, don’t you know who you are? You even dared offend Manager Joel.” “Exactly. Manager Joel is Ms. Ford’s husband. What the hell are you?” Because I rarely came to the assets under my name, and Ford always handled them, it was normal that they didn’t recognize me. I desperately explained, “Let me go! I really am Ford’s husband!” “You broke loser, you still dare lie? Today we’ll teach you a lesson on Ms. Ford’s behalf!” As soon as the words fell, countless punches and kicks came raining down. Ellis was grabbed by the hair by Joel, dragged hard, slapped across the face, and cursed nonstop. “You little brat, I’ll teach you to lie. I’ll teach you to lie.” Ellis cried miserably. “I’m not lying. My mommy really is the owner of this mall. You bad people, let my daddy go!” Seeing me being bullied, Ellis wanted to rush over, but Joel yanked her small arm backward. In an instant, she fell onto the smooth floor and hit the glass railing, bleeding on the spot. “Daddy, Daddy…” Bright red blood streamed down from the top of her head, and Ellis cried even harder. But Joel had no intention of stopping, and instead he grabbed Ellis’s arm and pinched it hard. “Stop crying, you little bastard. Do you think someone will come save you if you scream yourself hoarse?” “Your useless daddy is being held down right now.” “You’re counting on that useless daddy of yours to save you? That’s hilarious.” Ellis rasped, “I’m not a little bastard, and my mom and dad aren’t useless.” I was pinned firmly to the ground, and the sight of Ellis made my heart ache. “Stop! Let go of my daughter right now!” I didn’t know where the strength came from, but I broke free from the two people holding me, rushed forward, shoved Joel away, and picked up Ellis. “Ellis, are you okay? I’m here.” I patted her back while comforting her. Joel was furious. “Bastard, how dare you push me!” “Security! Where’s security?” He shouted at the top of his lungs, drawing everyone’s attention. The blood on Ellis’s forehead kept flowing down and smeared all over her face. My heart ached terribly, and at the same time, enormous rage filled me. I held Ellis tightly and roared: “I told you, this mall really is under my wife’s name. If you don’t believe me, you can check.” “You’ll pay for what you’ve done!” The security guards who were about to step forward froze for a moment, as if they were intimidated by my appearance, and they looked at me suspiciously. “What are you waiting for? Can’t you tell he’s lying? Does the company pay you people to stand around doing nothing?” After Joel roared, the security guards grabbed Ellis and me by one arm each and forcibly separated us. He pulled Ellis’s arm hard, and the enormous force made Ellis cry nonstop. She kept shouting, “Daddy, Daddy…” My heart felt as if someone had clenched it in their palm, sending waves of sharp pain through me.
“Let go! Let me go!” I fought with all my strength to rush over and protect Ellis, but they held me even tighter. Two security guards held down my arms and pinned me hard to the floor, while Joel walked over with an arrogant expression. He slapped me across the face. “That’s what you get for pretending. You broke loser, don’t you see where you are?” The commotion drew even more people over, and they began whispering among themselves. Joel took the chance to directly slander Ellis and me. “Everyone, come take a look. This father and daughter came here to steal from my store.” “If I hadn’t paid a little extra attention, he would’ve almost stolen a watch worth a million dollars.” “Tell me, shouldn’t people like this be beaten?” When the crowd heard that, the faces that had just shown sympathy instantly turned hateful. “So they’re thieves. No wonder they’re being treated like this. They deserve it!” “If you ask me, they should call the cops and hand them over.” “She already knows how to steal at such a young age. Looks like she’s no good either!” Ellis cried until tears streamed down her face, and she explained in a torn voice. “That’s not true! My daddy isn’t a bad person. We didn’t steal anything. They’re clearly framing us!” Slap! As soon as she finished speaking, a heavy slap landed on Ellis’s face. It was delivered by one of Joel’s fawning subordinates. “What are you shouting for? Did your dad teach you that?” “No, he didn’t. My daddy isn’t broke. He is—” “Mmph—” Before Ellis could finish speaking, someone covered her mouth and kicked her to the ground. “Shut up. Who told you to talk, you little brat? You’re so noisy!” A raging fire burned in my heart, and I didn’t know where the strength came from, but I immediately broke free from the security guards and started fighting with Joel. During the struggle, I yanked out the tie around his neck. A familiar rose-red color entered my sight, and the underside of the tie was printed with the initials of my name. Wasn’t this… wasn’t this the tie Ford gave me on our fifth anniversary? It was custom-made worldwide, and there was only one of its kind. It had gone missing more than half a month ago, and my wife said the housekeeper might have accidentally thrown it away as trash. But how could my tie be with him? My pupils constricted, and I gripped the tie tightly, my hands trembling uncontrollably. “How do you have this?” Joel’s lips twisted, and he smiled. “What, jealous of me?” “I’m asking you, where did you get this?” A terrifying thought exploded in my mind. I was furious beyond control, rushed forward, grabbed his collar, and felt my chest pounding hard again and again. The flames of anger nearly swallowed my mind. “I took it from my wife’s house. Got a problem with that?” He still looked contemptuous. “You’d better not damage it. This is something you probably couldn’t afford even if you worked your whole life.” He tried to pull it back from my hand. “Bastard!” I raised my fist and slammed a heavy punch into his face. “You dare hit me?” He went crazy and grabbed my clothes, tearing at them. With the help of the security guards, he quickly pinned me down and kicked me hard in the stomach. “You dare hit me? Are you tired of living?” I stared at him. “Let me go right now, or you’ll regret it.” “Regret?” He laughed. “There’s no such word as regret in my dictionary.” “Mr. Joel, why waste so much breath on him?” “Doesn’t he care about this little bastard so much? Why don’t we make him suffer a little?” Joel’s follower suggested this while dragging Ellis over by her hair. My pupils constricted. “Don’t you dare!”
Ellis’s sobs echoed in my ears like a sharp knife stabbing into my heart again and again. The corner of Joel’s mouth curled into a wicked smile, and he grabbed Ellis on the spot and dragged her outside. Ellis’s thigh hit the corner of the wall, and blood spilled all over the floor. She was dragged down the stairs and disappeared from my sight. I struggled desperately to get up and rush over, but the security guards held me tightly. “Where do you think you’re going? Stay here and wait like a good boy.” “You offended Manager Joel. You think you’ll have any good days left?” The security guard’s words were full of threats, and his hands pinned my shoulders like hot irons. Ellis’s sobs came from the dark stairwell. “Get out of my way!” I kicked the security guard in the groin, and while he fell, I pounced on him and slapped his face from side to side. The bystanders were so frightened that they pulled out their phones to record me, and some people even started livestreaming. “Everyone, look! I ran into a violent maniac at the mall today. Not only did he randomly beat staff members, he also stole something!” “The mall really needs to strengthen security. How could they let this kind of threat to society in?” Only when I had beaten his face until it was swollen like a pig’s head did Ellis’s sobs reach my ears again. My thoughts snapped back, and I hurriedly rushed downstairs. The crying came from a dark corner, and when I rushed over, I saw a scene that broke my heart. Ellis was tied to a pillar, soaked from head to toe, and a foul smell came off her body, while a bucket of dirty water sat beside her. Joel held a whip and kept lashing her body, and he also slapped her. “You little bastard, you and your dad are exactly the same. Both of you are broke losers.” “I’ll teach you to cry. I’ll teach you to cry…” Ellis kept whimpering, and he looked irritated as he signaled for the person beside him to bring over a filthy rag. He crumpled it into a ball and stuffed it into Ellis’s mouth. I sprinted down, kicked one person after another, and untied the rope binding Ellis. I picked up the barely conscious Ellis. “Ellis, don’t be scared. I’m here. I’m taking you to the hospital right now. Hold on.” I carried Ellis and rushed toward the nearest elevator, but just as I stepped into it, I was dragged out. A heavy force struck from behind, and my body fell backward. I crashed hard to the ground, and Ellis was thrown out along with me, completely losing consciousness. “Ellis! Ellis!” My heart panicked uncontrollably, and I picked Ellis up, wanting to walk out again. But our way was blocked. Joel pressed one hand on the elevator button and picked up a walkie-talkie. “Security department, shut down all elevator exits immediately and lock down the mall.” “There are two thieves in the mall, and a huge amount of property has been stolen. If you let them walk out, you’ll answer for it.” My heart sank. “What do you mean?” “What do I mean?” Joel put both hands in his pockets and smiled. “This is what happens when you offend me.” “Wait to die.” My hands trembled nonstop, and Ellis in my arms was making a faint sound. Her small, childish hand held mine. “Daddy, don’t worry. I’m okay. It’ll be fine when Mommy gets here.” “When Mommy gets here…” “Mommy? Your whole family is full of broke losers. Is your mom coming from some trailer park?” Joel sneered. I forced down the fire in my heart. “Your name is Joel, right?” “Yeah. Got a problem with that? Someone like me is probably someone you could never meet in your whole life.” Joel looked down on me arrogantly and kicked me, forcing me down onto one knee. He stomped heavily on the back of my hand, his expression vicious. My eyes nearly split with rage. “You’ll regret this. This mall is under my wife’s name.” As soon as I said that, a burst of laughter rang out. Not only Joel, but even the employees behind him laughed. “Mr. Joel is the manager personally promoted by Ms. Ford, the future male owner of the mall. How do you even have the nerve?” “If you want to lie, at least make it believable. People like you really dare cling to anyone for status.” “People like this are just asking to be beaten.” Countless mocking words rushed toward me, and I looked at each of their faces. I engraved their ugly faces into my mind, and I would not let a single one of them go. “Just wait. When the time comes, I’ll make sure none of you can stay in New York!” I clenched my fists tightly. Suddenly, a foot kicked toward me, accompanied by sneers. Ellis was snatched from my arms. “You won’t let us go? Who do you think you are? In all of New York, only the Wilson family could do that.” “Exactly. A broke loser like you should stop bragging!” They grabbed my collar, and a fist smashed toward me. I caught the fist with one hand and looked at them with a gloomy gaze. “What if I said I’m Kevin, the only heir of the Wilson family?” “Hahahahaha.” Joel held my chin. “If you’re Kevin, I’ll eat shit while doing a handstand, okay?” He patted my cheek provocatively. After all this torment from them, Ellis whimpered and cried in pain. “I want Daddy, Daddy. Don’t hit my daddy…” Unexpectedly, her crying made those bastards even worse. Joel frowned impatiently. “So noisy. Throw her into the freezer.” “No!” I shoved him away and tried to rush over to take Ellis back. But once again, the crowd swarming in from all directions held down my hands and feet, pressing me firmly against the ground as my cheek rubbed against the floor. I watched helplessly as they opened that heavy door. Ellis was thrown inside. “Bastards! You bunch of bastards!” I raged helplessly and pounded the floor hard. Joel held my head down. “What are you afraid of? She won’t freeze to death in a little while, right?” The others echoed him one after another. Just then, the crisp sound of high heels striking the floor rang out. “Ms. Ford,” someone called. Joel’s eyes lit up, and he immediately pushed through the crowd and rushed out. “Ford, you’re finally here. It’s this broke loser.” “Not only did he pretend to be the heir of the Wilson family, but he also disrupted the order of our mall. You need to teach him a proper lesson.” The crowd automatically opened a path, and Ford walked over. When she saw me pinned to the ground, her pupils constricted. “Honey?!” As soon as she said that, the surroundings instantly fell silent.
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