Chapter 72 The Truth

Gideon's POV

I left all the paperwork and rushed back home only to find Beatrice crying in the middle of the messy living room. She was trembling and even flinched in fear when I touched her, not realizing it was me.

“N-No! No! P-Please don't hurt me…”

“Bea…” I whispered her name painfully as I tried to reach her hand. “Bea, it’s me…”

She gasped and looked at me. Her reddish eyes welled in tears o