Chapter 74

Smiling, he bent over and helped her up from the floor.

He was wearing a smile on his face time and neither was he strangling her. This, however, made Meredith even more nervous.

"Did you…scold her? Hit her?" Meredith stammered.

She had clearly told Nia a lot of times that Josiah was not her father. Why would Nia still go look for him?

"Why would I put the blame on a kid when it's the adults that had done wrong."

"Josiah Shelby, what have you done to her?" Meredith was getting more anxious.

"I told her that her father is already dead, but she didn't believe me. She grabbed onto me and told me that her dad will be home. I swung her away and she passed out when she hit the ground."

There were no emotions in his voice.

"What…" With her eyes wide open, Meredith shook her head furiously. "How can you treat her this way? Josiah Shelby, you said it yourself, why should we let a kid suffer from the adult's wrongdoings? Why can't you just be kind to a sick three-year-old kid?"

"Kind? A