Lily, witnessing this, bit down on the bodyguard’s hand and, taking advantage of his pain, crashed hard into Daniel, knocking him off balance. Daniel reflexively kicked Lily.
Ms. Anderson hurried over to support Lily, but Lily steadied herself and pulled Ms. Anderson behind her, shouting,
“You’re a bad man! Ms. Anderson already said my mom died six years ago. If you keep bullying us, my mom will punish you from the sky!”
Daniel froze for a moment, then studied Lily closely.
I instinctively moved in front of my daughter, but Daniel’s hand passed right through me as he grabbed her, his eyes narrowing dangerously.
“So you’re the little bastard from back then.”
He ordered the bodyguards to restrain her, his voice filled with fury:
“Grace, if you don’t come out right now, I’ll break this brat’s legs.”
I looked at Lily’s reddened face, floated to Daniel’s side, and pleaded desperately,
“Daniel, I’m right here. Don’t hurt Lily or Ms. Anderson.”
But he couldn’t hear me.
At that moment, Ms. Anderson forced herself forward despite the pain and said,
“Mr. Harris, Lily is your—”
Before she could finish, Daniel gestured to his men. I threw myself over my daughter, only to hear her muffled cry of pain.