From Soldier to Savior

Chapter 2

Winston acted quickly, pulling Yuris into his arms. But before he could react further, Selena rushed forward and stood before Yuris. A sharp slap landed on Selena's face, leaving five red finger marks on her cheek.

"You little bastard! If my son is hurt, I'll break your legs!" Miranda, realizing she had slapped Selena instead, got even angrier. Ignoring Selena, she cursed and rushed forward again to slap Yuris.

"Mom! That man came out of nowhere and pushed me; I fell hard and almost ate dirt!" Allen, seeing his mother arrive, laughed as Selena was slapped. Clenching his fists, he shouted again.

Miranda became even angrier and raised her hand, ready to hit Winston and Yuris.

At that moment, an angry shout rang out, "Miranda, what are you doing? Are you crazy?" Selena, looking worn out with messy hair, spread her arms to protect her daughter. Her face was bleeding due to the fierceness of the slap. "Cough, ugh..." Just as she finished speaking, her body trembled. She bent over, spitting out a mouthful of blood!

She was coughing up blood?!

"Selena!" Winston's eyes narrowed sharply as he supported Selena quickly. Then, he turned abruptly to Miranda, his eyes filled with anger.

"Hmph, Selena, did you say that I was crazy? Look at what your bastard daughter has done. Today is my son's birthday; the entire Carters is celebrating! And you, how dare you oppose him and make him fall! You're the one who is crazy!"

Selena's eyes were red with anger as she glared and shouted, "Celebrating his birthday? Is this how you celebrate a birthday? He had someone tie me up in the fountain; he wanted to watch me drown! He wouldn't give Yuris any food if I didn't go in! Yuris hasn't eaten in three days. You're her aunt! How can you do this?"

Grinding her teeth in hatred, Selena closed her eyes and continued, "Even so, I endured it! But why did Allen rip my daughter's clothes?"

Miranda heard this but showed no emotion. Her eyes grew colder and more disdainful as she said, "You and your bastard daughter should be grateful that you've managed to entertain my son on his birthday! What's wrong with making you choke on some water? What's wrong with ripping up your daughter's clothes? Even circus clowns are better than you two bitches! Besides, I'm not her aunt. I don't have a bastard niece! Move aside! Let me teach her a lesson! She deserves to be beaten to death for pushing my son!"

Selena trembled with rage, her tears flowing. "You're inhuman! How could you humiliate my daughter like this in front of everyone? She's only six years old!"

But before Selena could finish, Miranda interrupted, "Shut up! Your daughter is not worthy of being compared to my son! My son is a treasure. He is the young master of the Carters. Your daughter is just a bastard, born from a mentally ill man. Who knows, she might have inherited his mental illness. She'll be a burden to society, just like her useless father. She'll leave you sooner or later!"

Boom!

Hearing this, Winston felt like a bomb went off in his mind. Was Yuris the daughter of Selena and a mentally ill man? Then he suddenly remembered. Six years ago, to escape his pursuers, he pretended to be mentally ill and hid in a psychiatric hospital. The mentally ill man they were speaking of was him!

No wonder he felt a sense of familiarity the first time he saw Yuris.

Winston rushed to Selena, "Selena, is she my daughter?"

Selena looked up at Winston in a daze, her eyes widening. "Y-you..."

"Yes, it's me; I'm Winston. Tell me, is she my daughter?"

"Who the hell are you?! Did you push my daughter?! I'll call the bodyguards to deal with you right now! Wait... Winston? That name sounds familiar. Winston... you're that lunatic?" Miranda's fierce expression turned to shock suddenly as she pointed at Winston and screamed.

"Dad, Grandpa... everyone, come quickly! Selena's mentally ill husband has come back!" Miranda's eyes flashed as she ran towards the hall, shouting.

"Selena, is she my daughter? Please tell me, quickly," Winston ignored Miranda and continued to urge Selena anxiously. All those years ago, he had no idea the incident on that night had resulted in Selena's pregnancy. He never imagined he would have a daughter!

Selena, however, didn't answer him. She simply closed her eyes in pain, letting her tears fall.

Was this a silent acknowledgment? Winston wasn't a fool. He noticed Selena's strange behavior instantly, his mind reeling. It seemed Yuris was truly his daughter!

At this moment, Miranda had already brought a large group of Carter family members.

"Hahaha, it is that lunatic, Winston. I can't believe he came back after six years. Now the family of losers is finally together."

"Grandpa, did you see that? This whole family is crazy. Letting them come to Allen's birthday party puts a stain on our reputation. They even hurt Allen!"

"What? They dared to hit the young master of the Carters?! Selena, why can't you just learn from your parents? Look how smart they are. They knew they'd be embarrassed if they came, so they stayed away to avoid such a scene."

"Haven't you caused us enough embarrassment in the past six years? Do you need to embarrass us again?"

A chorus of accusations, mockery, and curses erupted from the group.

Selena trembled with rage but couldn't refute them. She could only hold her daughter tightly and cry silently. Over the past six years, she had grown used to these insults and humiliations.

Winston couldn't believe his eyes. Who would think that they were Selena's family? Especially after seeing Yuris being hit and scolded. Even worse, Selena had been slapped in front of the Carters' guests, and she didn't even fight back.

How much worse could it be in private? How madly, how recklessly must the Carters behave? How much suffering and torment did Selena and her daughter endure in those six years?

Winston couldn't even imagine!

Over the past six years, he achieved incredible military feats and returned as a five-star general! He had fought fiercely to protect his nation, yet he couldn't even protect his wife and daughter.

How tragic! How ridiculous!

Self-blame, guilt, endless regret, and then, a rising fury burned within him.

'Today, I will make these Carter bastards pay! Everyone who humiliated my wife and daughter deserves to die!'