Chapter 142 - A Father's Forced Repentance
I forced myself to remain perfectly still as Harrison and Eleanor exchanged glances. The cemetery air felt charged with tension, and I could practically see the calculations running through their desperate minds. My ultimatum hung between us: kneel and kowtow in apology for fifteen minutes, or lose any chance at the medical treatment Harrison desperately needed.
"I agree..." Harrison finally muttered, the words dragged from him like teeth being pulled. His eyes refused to meet mine, fixed somewhere on the ground between us.
"I couldn't quite hear that," I said, cupping my ear with mock concern. "Could you repeat yourself, Father?"
His face contorted with humiliation and rage. "I said I agree to your terms."
I allowed myself a small, cold smile. "Good. Both of you will kneel before these graves and kowtow continuously for fifteen minutes. I'll be timing."