Ray POV
"YOU—"
I saw how my grandfather's face turned red, and he raised his cane again to hit my thigh. I didn't avoid it this time, letting that cane imprint a bruise under my trouser, but I also didn't show a wince despite the pain, because I finally understood the severity of the situation.
Then, my grandpa continued interrogating me.
"Then, did you trap her into signing a pet contract so you can have leverage over her? Let me guess, you must've known a few things about the scheme that greedy stepbrother and his mistress planned, right?"
…
I nodded.
Grandpa raised his cane one more time and hit me in the waist. "Son of a bitch! How could you do that to your own woman?! You're no better than a monster!"
The old man's entire body was shaking. I was more worried about his health than this whole thing after getting discovered.
Why?
Because I knew damn well that my grandfather had no right to punish me over this.
