Milo slapped me hard across the face, first on one side, then the other. "Even now, you still dare to slander Dakota. How blind was I to have fallen for such a vicious woman like you?"
"Right now, kneel down and apologize to Dakota."
"I don't ask her to apologize." Dakota wiped her tears away. "I just don't want to be wronged for nothing. As long as everyone knows the truth, that's enough."
"Milo, my fate with this company is shallow. Everyone, enjoy yourselves. When I return, I'll resign and no longer disturb your and your wife's life."
Milo pulled Dakota into his arms. "With me here, no one can bully you."
His words left me stunned. As an orphan, I had always been bullied. The first time he stood before me to shield me from the wind and rain, he had said those very words.
Now, he was no longer my shelter; he was the one hurting me.
"Alia, kneel down and apologize to Dakota, or I won't let this go."
My face burned with pain, but my heart hurt even more.
Seeing I didn't speak, Milo hit me again. "Something born of a mother with no father to teach her, kneel down and apologize, didn't you hear me?"