Chapter 232

A loud slap echoed through the room, sending Annie sprawling onto the floor.

Though her body ached all over, Annie didn’t dare make a sound.

Yvette rushed to protect her daughter, pulling her into her arms. “What good does it do to hit her now? The most important thing is to make sure no one in the Grey family finds out about this!”

Richard, still fuming, his chest heaving with anger, pointed a trembling finger at Annie. “Who is it? Who’s the man you’ve been fooling around with?”

Annie, consumed with guilt, couldn’t bring herself to speak the truth. “Dad, don’t worry. No one will ever know about him, not even Mr. Grey. It’s over between us. The last time was just because I had too much to drink with Nancy Larson…”

Hearing the name Nancy made Richard’s expression soften slightly. After all, the Grey family still needed Annie to maintain her connection with Nancy. For now, Annie was safe.

“Figure out a way to get Mr. Grey to agree to invest in the Simmons family business,” Richard