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“How can there be such a heartless father?”
“He’s not human!”
“This child has suffered so much. I don’t know how he has managed to survive all these years.”
Some people were cursing at Miller, while others felt sorry for Joey.
Miller didn’t expect that in just a few days, Joey would become so bold and dare to say all these things in front of the camera. It was unbelievably outrageous!
“You little punk! You dare spout nonsense! I’ll break your legs!” He rushed forward, holding a stool in his hand, and was about to smash it on Joey.
Everyone was stunned and forgot how to react.
Joey didn’t even dodge. He even thought it would be better to let Miller kill him. He owed his life to this cruel man who brought him into this world. Now, he could repay it.
The stool ultimately didn’t hit Joey because Danika acted in time and kicked Miller away. Her gaze coldly swept over Miller and landed on Joey with a flicker of anger. “Why didn’t you dodge?”
“Dani, I—”
“Do you think giving him back your life will put an end to everything? Do you think he’ll feel guilty after killing you?” Danika glared at him, feeling incredibly incensed.
How could such a foolish child exist? What would he gain from getting killed by a father who never loved him? Wasn’t it better to stay alive?
Joey lowered his head and didn’t speak. He was afraid to look Danika in the eye.
Danika sighed. She wasn’t really angry at him; she was just concerned. “Don’t do such foolish. things in the future. Your life is your own, and it’s more important than anything else.”
“Okay, I understand.” Joey nodded. He didn’t really want to die, but he didn’t know how to be rid of Miller in this situation. He felt like he would be stuck with him for the rest of his life. Thinking about that made him feel like dying was a better choice than living such a hellish life.
Seeing that he really took her advice, Danika didn’t say anything else and walked over to Miller. She looked down at him and said, “Although he’s your biological son, that doesn’t mean you can beat and scold him as you like.”
“You bitch-ah!”
Miller didn’t get to finish his sentence as the pain overwhelmed him. Danika’s stiletto was on his face as she said coldly, “Watch your words. There are so many people watching.”
Gritting his teeth and looking around desperately, Miller hoped someone would help him. However, no one was willing to lend him a hand. After hearing what Joey had just said, they all knew what kind of person Miller was. Not hitting him was already merciful enough.
“Will you look for trouble with Joey again in the future?” Danika asked, adding a little more pressure with her high heel, which slightly deformed Miller’s face.
“He’s my son! What’s it to you if I come looking for my son?”
Danika chuckled. It seemed like she had gone too easy on him. She continued to apply force on his face as she squatted. She whispered in Miller’s ear, “Do you know who arranged for Joey to go to that school? It was Eustace.” She didn’t really expect an answer from him. “You should know what kind of person he is. If he finds out you’re bothering Joey, he won’t be as gentle as I am.”
Although Danika really wanted to beat him up, there were too many people around and even reporters. She couldn’t go too far, or it would affect the reputation of the hospital and even Joey himself if news of her violent act got out.
“Eustace?” Miller thought with a shudder. Hearing the name, his face became ashen. He couldn’t understand how his son came to have anything to do with Eustace.
“Will you still trouble Joey?” Danika asked again, needing an answer from him.
Miller seemed to suddenly come to his senses and shook his head hastily. “No…no more.”
“Really?”
“Yes, really!” Miller nodded.
Although Danika felt his words couldn’t be trusted, she couldn’t really do anything to him or send him to jail because he hadn’t committed a crime. However, she had other ideas in mind, so she took her foot off him and warned him, “You better keep your promise, or I’ll make you wish your were dead.”
After dealing with Miller, Danika turned around and walked up to the journalist with a smile on her face.
She looked at him and smiled brightly, saying, “You should know how to report this, right? As a credible journalist, I believe you’ll report the truth, right?”
“Yes, yes. I will report the truth for sure.” The reporter nodded repeatedly. His hatred toward Miller burned bright in his heart at that moment. He told them he had something scandalous about Danika before they came here. But now, that was not the case at all. She was clearly doing a good deed.
Thanks to Miller, he might have inadvertently gotten himself into trouble. If Danika told Eustace about him, that would spell the end of his career in Parrington. The reporter considered many things at that moment and even felt he should leave Parrington immediately to avoid being found by Eustace.
Danika had no idea such a complex activity was taking place in the reporter’s brain. She didn’t care about him as long as he reported the truth.
After everything was settled, Danika apologized to Dr. Ledger, “Sorry, Director. It was all my fault. today. I didn’t expect…”
“No, it wasn’t your fault. Some people are not fit to be fathers, and you did nothing wrong.”
Anyone could tell that Danika was helping Joey. No one in their right mind would think that she’d kidnapped Joey for her personal interests.
“Alright, get going now. There’s nothing left to see here. He’s just a scumbag of a father,” Dr. Ledger said to the onlookers.
Everyone murmured in agreement and left. There was really nothing worth seeing.
After everyone left, Danika looked at Joey and said, “I’ll take you back to school.”
“You don’t have to. I’ll take a cab, but what about him?” Joey looked at Miller, feeling worried. He was afraid that after he left, Miller would continue to slander Danika.
Danika shook her head. “It’s okay. He won’t trouble you again. Study hard, and don’t worry about anything else.”
“Okay.” Joey knew the only thing he could do then was to make Danika feel at ease. He would study hard and repay her with the best academic results.
Danika walked Joey to the entrance, watched him get into a taxi, and then returned to her office to wait for Morgan to get off work. After all, she’d promised to accompany her on the blind date.
As for Miller, she just left him to his own devices. She believed Dr. Ledger could handle it. There wasn’t really anything left to do but to chase him out of the hospital.
When Morgan arrived at Danika’s office, she was worried that Danika would change her mind about accompanying her on the blind date because of Joey’s matter. However, she found Danika was already waiting for her when she got there.
‘Danika, is that kid okay?” she asked, concerned. Although she wasn’t there at the time, the whole hospital had heard about the incident, so it was impossible for her to not hear about it too.
Danika shook her head and picked up her bag. “He’s fine. Come on. Isn’t your date waiting for you?” After all, Morgan was meeting her date for the first time. Danika felt it was better to be punctual for the first meeting.
“Okay.” Morgan didn’t ask further. If Danika said everything was okay, then it must be okay. Morgan had this inexplicable sense of confidence in Danika.
As they left the hospital in Morgan’s car, Danika didn’t notice that across the street, Miller, who had been kicked out of the hospital by the director, was still standing there watching their car drive away. He looked sinister as he glared at the car.
“Bitch! I won’t let you off the hook. Just you wait!”
At Quincey Group, Eustace had just finished a meeting when his eyelid twitched inexplicably, and he suddenly had an ominous feeling. He immediately took out his phone and called Danika. “Are you off work?”
“Yeah,” Danika answered. “What about you?”