Rainie's POV
I stood there in stunned silence for a moment before I managed to force the words out, my voice barely above a hoarse whisper, "I was wrong."
Those three words drained every ounce of my strength, and after I said them, I felt as though every inch of my flesh and bones was collapsing.
I could even hear faint cracking sounds, and my body ached in a way I couldn't put into words. It hurt so much that I shivered. But I had to beg him, futile as it may be.
For the sake of my father and my future, I had to yield, had to surrender my dignity to him, whether he collected it or trampled on it.
I had done my best.
"Wrong? Tell me, where were you wrong?" He released my chin and leaned back against a pillar, watching me calmly.
"I... shouldn't have cursed, shouldn't have humiliate
