Chapter 182

　　Derek's POV 　　After getting rid of all the snitches, I sat down in my office, grinding away. 　　No one dared to disturb me. 　　Once I wrapped up my work, Leo told me someone was waiting outside. 　　As soon as I opened the door, Daphne rushed at me. "Derek!" 　　I frowned the second I saw her. "What are you doing here? If you want something, go tell Alvin. I'm busy." 　　I didn't wanna see her at all. Same went for Leo. 　　She gazed at me, frozen, tears welling up in her eyes. 　　"Derek, can't you see my face is swollen?" 　　I finally looked up at her, noticing there was a slap mark on her cheek. 　　"Who did this to you?" 　　"My dad." 　　"Well, I can't help you with that." I turned and plopped back down at my desk, flipping through a folder. 　　Of course, I couldn't go and settle accounts with Mark. 　　Not just because he was Daphne's dad but because he was a venerable man. 　　Daphne dashed over, complaining, "If it had been Tabitha who was hurt, would you have been so cold as well?" 　　I wanted to sn