Chapter 53

Enrica choked up, and tears began to fall. She frantically reached out and yanked at Charles' clothes like a mad woman. Charles quickly grabbed her hands. "Enrica, I'm fine. Please stop this," he pleaded. Enrica collapsed on the floor in tears. Even though he had pulled his shirt back down in time, she had already seen enough. His body was covered in bruises. Whoever had hit him hadn't held back either. She couldn't even begin to imagine what her father had gone through that night. She cried, "Dad, we need to call the police. They'll find out who did this!" Charles tried to brush it off again. "Enrica, I'm fine..." She sobbed harder, her words choked by tears. "Are you? Dad, you're all I have left in this world. If something happens to you, how am I supposed to go on? Please, tell me what happened. Who did this to you?" Charles fell silent. Enrica continued to push further. "Dad, what happened? Who did this? Why would anyone attack you?" After a long pause, Charles finally si