The Hundred Thousand Woman
The Part 19

Veila's steps came to a halt with perfectly rounded eyes, in front of her, twenty meters away, stood the figure of her stepfather. The fat body, the brewokan, with the right hand holding the bottle of alcohol, the eyes of the papa glistened at him. Although the distance is quite far, the stepfather can know Veila Amor well.

Right now, there was a fear that enveloped Veila, she knew the bad temper of her papa. Once, Veila went to her friend's house to do group work. Because of the amount of material that must be discussed and solved, Veila was not aware if the sun had changed tasks with the moon. And just as he got home, the father slapped him and locked him in the bathroom. Scolding Veila because the woman did not come home on time and cooked her dinner, she said she was starving. Moreover, he should meet his papa at this time? By the time he had disappeared for ten days without news and did not give his father a penny. His father would not forgive him.

Veila retreated slowly, very slowly, hoping that the stepfather would not catch her smooth movements. But unfortunately, the papa's eyes are still healthy enough to catch Veila's suspicious movements.

The father shouted, "Hey! Bad boy, don't you dare run, yeah!" The screams echoed in Veila's ears, making her turn and run fast, praying in her heart to escape the stepfather's ambush.

Adults say the world is vast, but the truth is, the world is so narrow for Veila. From so many corners of the city, why did he have to meet his father here? Though the location of their small house is quite far from here, most likely if the papa find a new gambling stall.

"You said you wanted to be a good boy! Come here, Veila Amor!" pekik the papa, attract the attention of some people who pass by.

Unlike in novels or dramas, people who pass by seem not to care about the action of chasing between papa and the child. All they did was glance at it for a while, read the situation, guess what happened, gossip, then immediately leave. No one wants to stop. After all, this is not the life of those who do not want to interfere with people's affairs, no matter if the person is in need of help.

Maybe the fate of Veila was unlucky, or indeed the papa ran after him by exerting all his energy, so that somehow he could, long strands of hair managed to be achieved by the papa, the papa, makes Veila pulled back and finally fell.

"P-papa, this hurts. Please let go," Veila's pinta, holding her papa's hand which is now pulling her hair. Right now, Veila felt that her hair was going to come off her roots, and it was painful.

"unleash? Huh, it's delicious! You left the house for ten days, didn't give me any money, made me owe you here and there to eat. You really are a brash kid who doesn't know it's lucky."

The pull on Veila's hair was getting stronger, making her tears inevitably spill. Also, why is no one helping him? Why do people just look at this and just pass by?

"Take me off" he said as he put his fist on the papa's distended stomach. Make the papa grimace and the grip on his hair loose. Seeing that there was a chance to escape, Veila immediately stood up. However, as he left the papa, his arm was pulled back.

One slap hit Veila's right cheek, making her almost fall due to a loss of balance.

Upset and not satisfied with hurting his stepson, the father again pulled Veila's hair, making her head look up, displaying a beautiful face with the corner of the lips that had been torn due to the slap earlier.

"You're no good, you better die, follow your mama and whine in hell together, damn it!"

The bottle of alcohol was raised high, the father was about to smash the child's face, breaking the bottle's shard on Veila's smooth face. Until finally, the bottle also managed to hit the skin and cause injuries. The bottle managed to break, making the splint scatter. Veila can't do anything anymore.

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"Hovers, stop your car!" Leo patted Wilson's arm holding the steering wheel, making him cluck and then said.

"Why? It's a highway, can't just stop the car."

"Ahead there, isn't that Miss Amor? Hovers, I don't know who the big guy is, but for sure Veila is in pain. You see, her hair's pulled."

Inevitably Wilson also squinted his eyes. He saw clearly what was happening on the side of the road. Slightly surprised, but still able to control his expression, Wilson could see that Veila was being hurt by a man he did not know at all.

"Hey! Why did you go through it? Stop your car, Hovers!" pissed Leo. However, Leo is the type of man who does not have the heart to see a woman who is physically hurt. His heart was too weak for such sensitive things.

Wilson with his flat face simply said, "It's none of our business, don't interfere!"

"Wilson Hovers! I don't know why you're this instant with your own future wife. All right, you won't interfere, let me just go downstairs and stop the mess. Now stop your car and let me help Miss Amor."

Just after Leo's words were finished, Wilson stopped his car, making Leo almost thrown forward if he did not secure himself with a seatbelt.

"Such people will leave if they are crammed with money. Did you bring a lot of money?" chirp Wilson, raise his chin high, and instantly make Leo feel small. The man shook his head, realizing that his wallet contained only hundreds of dollars, not as much money as Wilson.

Leo also always rely on his credit card to shop, rarely using cash to transact.

Found that his accomplice had just shook his head, Wilson immediately sighed and opened the dashboard of his car. At first Leo thought Wilson would give him a wad of money in the envelope, so he could act quickly and save Veila, of course. However, Leo's guess was off the mark when he saw Wilson getting out of the car with his right hand that was crimping a thick envelope filled with thousands of dollars. Wilson Alexander Hovers who will intervene directly, it is surprising.

Actually Wilson did not want to interfere and just leave. He thinks that Veila can solve it on her own. However, from the reflection of the car rearview, Wilson could see Veila's helplessness. The woman only resigned when her hair was pulled. The words of Leo who spurred him, and the state of Veila who was like a child who was about to be pounced on by the bear finally made Wilson willing to spend money from the dashboard of the car and waltzed away leaving his car. This is the second time that Wilson feels crazy, after that he had felt crazy because he was suddenly in front of the boutique.

At first Wilson stepped slowly, filled with caution. However, the sight of Veila being slapped made Wilson speed up his pace. Wilson did not want his hundred thousand dollars to be broken just like that because of the roughness of the fat man. A pair of Wilson's eyes were rounded when he saw a glass bottle that had been raised high, making himself inevitably have to run.

The right timing, Wilson immediately grabbed Veila's hand, pushed her head, made Veila face inevitably have to meet with Wilson's chest field, then immediately took a position to protect the woman's head. Until the sound of the broken glass bottle was clear, successfully making a new wound in Wilson's hand, making his white shirt slowly turn red. Wilson swore in his heart as his kiss caught the rancid smell of blood coming from his hands.

Quickly, Wilson immediately threw the envelope at Veila's stepfather, hitting his dirty face. It almost makes the stepfather go berserk if only Kevin did not speak first.

"That's money, 20 grand. I gave it to you for nothing, and I hope the money will help you refrain from touching this woman again" he said, of course accompanied by his arrogant look. Isn't it fun to see people silencing up for being given money?

Hearing the nominal money that the nominal amount is not small makes Veila stop crying. The woman pulled her tears back and immediately put some distance between her face and Wilson's chest. Incidentally, when he looked up, Wilson looked down, making the two men face each other in silence.

"Yes, yes, I will not touch this useless child for a while. Rich man, thank you for giving me the capital to gamble," he cheered, just like a man who lost his sanity. And the sound of the stepfather's cry successfully made Veila and Wilson stop their useless face-to-face action.

"Well, now you're worth a hundred and twenty thousand dollars. Never run away and run away from me. You owe me a lot." Wilson said with both hands on his back and on Veila's hips, Wilson had unconsciously given the woman his first hug a hundred thousand dollars.