Chapter 665
Penelope took a deep breath, about to press further, when Hamilton arrived with Marico trailing behind him. Both men had fresh cuts on their faces and dirt on their clothes. Had they been in a fight?
Upon learning that Kristin was missing, Marico grabbed Hamilton by the collar.
“You’d better make your damn daughter confess! What did she do to Kristin p>
Hamilton shoved Marico away, brushed off his clothes, glanced at Penelope, and then finally turned to Queena.
“Queena, tell them where Kristin is p>
At his words, tears immediately welled up in Queena’s eyes.
“You don’t believe me either p>
Hamilton frowned. “You don’t know p>
“What does her being missing have to do with me? Why is everyone blaming me? I’m the one who should be upset! Kristin hit me several times earlier, and it still hurts p>
Hamilton stared at Queena. Given her history of lying, he didn’t really believe her.
“Hamilton, if anything happens to Kristin, I’ll never forgive you!” Penelope yelled at him.
He had been about to question Queena further, but Penelope’s threat infuriated him. “I believe Queena. She’s not lying p>
“You can believe her, but if she’s hurt Kristin, I’m holding you responsible p>
“Penelope, I’m only tolerating this because of Theodore. Don’t push me too far p>
“You want to see someone push too far?” Marico threw a punch.
The blow landed squarely on Hamilton’s chest. He immediately retaliated, punching Marico back.
As the two men started brawling, school administrators and teachers rushed over to break them up.
After they were finally pulled apart, Julian walked up to Hamilton.
“Mr. Amos, you should watch this first p>
During the chaos, Julian had hacked into the school’s security system and pulled some footage.
The video showed the back playground Queena ran into view, with Kristin. chasing close behind. They disappeared into a blind spot, and a short while fater, Queena reappeared, skipping happily Kristin never came back into view.
When the video ended, Julian looked at Hamilton. “She was obviously lying p>
Hamilton’s face was a mask of fury. He had chosen to believe Queena, only to be proven a fool once again.
He shot a cold glare at Queena, who shrank back, her guilt palpable.
“I was just playing a game with her p>
When the storage room door was opened, Marico rushed in before Penelope could, catching Kristin as she flung herself at him.
Kristin’s voice was hoarse from crying. Seeing it was Marico, she hugged him even tighter.
“Daddy p>
The word slipped out instinctively.
That one word ‘Daddy’-stunned Penelope and hit Hamilton like a physical blow.
“So he was the man Natalie cheated on me with p>
Hamilton gritted his teeth and turned to look at Penelope.
Penelope bit her lip. She had been so
busy lately that she hadn’t kept up
with Natalie and her daughter, so
she had no idea what had happened. Why would Kristin call Marico ‘Daddy’? And stranger still, after a moment of surprise, Marico had actually responded with a cheerful grin.
While the adults were in disarray, the children took the opportunity to fight again.
Hubert gave Queena a hard shove, sending her tumbling to the ground, where she burst into tears.
“You bullied Kristin! You’re a bad kid p>
“They’re bullying me!” Queena cried, appealing to Hamilton for help.
Hamilton ignored her, turned on his heel, and stalked away, his anger barely contained.
After the school event, Penelope had
planned to take Kristin home, but e
Kristin missed Natalie so MarcŐ offered to take her.
Since Penelope had to look after the twins, she had no choice but to entrust Kristin
to him.