Chapter 5

"What nonsense are you talking about?" My father frowned right away. "What vixen?"

I felt pained. There had been numerous rumors and scandals surrounding my father for years, but those were just made-up stories by women who wanted to marry into a rich family.

Brenda had always thought he refused to admit it because of pride. She pretended to be forgiving as she blinked. "It's fine, honey. It's normal for an outstanding man like you to have a few close female friends."

There was an unhappy look in my father's eyes.

Brenda quickly added, "Do you know what the most horrible thing is, honey? This slut called Rina a blind wretch! I'm about to become Rina's mother. It pains me to hear her being called something like that."

"What?! How can she say that about Rina?!" My father's expression turned dark at the mention of my name. He even glared viciously at the statue like he wanted to tear it apart. "She had it too easy!

"Drag this thing to the garden and crush it! Once it has all dried u