---- Chapter 229 myself at Antonio, not letting him hurt Mollie. Back then, to keep me from getting any money after we split, Antonio was ready to show my naked pictures to everyone. While people were cursing me out, Antonio was scheming to steal my daughter. Mollie told me that she wanted to be with me and handed over every last cent from her piggy bank to fund our escape. Antonio, in his twisted mind, figured Mollie had gone sour, so he let her have it with a slap.

The thought of what Antonio might do to Mollie if he got his hands on her turned my stomach. Antonio was taken aback when | stood up to him, fighting for our daughter. He slapped me so hard that | hit the dirt. With a sinister chuckle, Antonio kicked me down and then stomped on my back with all his might. ---- Chapter 229 A searing pain in my chest, and the next thing | knew, | was coughing up blood.

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Mollie, seeing me spit out blood, screamed, "Let go of my mom!" "Mollie, if you want to keep your mom safe, come with me and get out of here!" Antonio tried to threaten Mollie. My poor Mollie, just nine years old, was terrified. Seeing me on the floor, she begged, "Please don't hurt Mom..." Antonio, with a darkened face, flung me aside and hoisted Mollie up, ready to walk off. "You'll never see Mollie again, you heartless witch!" But Mollie wriggled in his grip, shouting, "| want my mom.

You bad man, put me down!" The more she resisted, the angrier Antonio grew. Mollie sank her teeth into his shoulder once more. That was when he lost it, tossing her ---- Chapter 229 aside like she was nothing. "Mollie, you're begging for it!" Antonio growled. He unfastened his cuffs, ready to roll up his sleeves. As soon as Mollie landed on the ground, she sprinted toward me, not minding Antonio's threatening posture. When she saw the blood on my hand, her eyes welled up with tears.

Yet, she still helped me to my feet. "Mom, we need to get out of here," Mollie urged. | clenched my teeth against the throbbing pain and managed to stand up. Together, Mollie and | started to run. Antonio was seething, his anger boiling over. He had no one to vent it on, so he screamed at us as we fled, "Grace, if you truly care about Mollie, you'd tell her to come with me instead of staying in this damn place with you!" He warned, "Don't push me!"