Chapter 38 Her Father

• Broderick turned to her and watched as she held onto his trouser, "let me go."
• "No, you are torturing me. Please, my children are my reason for living," she pleaded with tears rushing down her cheek.
• "No," he declared, "My reputation matters a lot and I don't joke with it. Although I have not announced you to the world as my wife, I still expect for you to honour this marriage," Broderick said and withdrew his leg from her grip.