"Emily, I haven’t even started on your sick games yet, and you're already losing it!"
"If you just apologize to Jessica, I'll forget all this. I’ll even arrange a consultation with a top surgeon for Nancy’s heart transplant as soon as possible."
Nancy is our daughter, who has needed a heart transplant since she was a child.
Despite living with me for years, John knew exactly how to manipulate me by using my weakest points.
But these people were my family. Even if he threatened me with Nancy's life, it wouldn't work.
"No way!" I struggled violently.
John sneered, "Emily, don’t reject a friendly gesture only to accept a harsh penalty later. Kneel and apologize. Then, we can pretend none of this happened."
I refused to kneel.
Annoyed by my defiance, John’s tone grew even colder,
"Emily, apologize, final warning."
"John Garcia, you’re dreaming!" I retorted.
Seeing that I wasn’t moving, John’s eyes reddened and he signaled the bodyguard with a glance.
Pale and trembling, I was lifted by the bodyguard.
"John, you can’t do this to me... You killed my family, desecrated their graves, and now you want me to apologize to their killer!"
John ignored me and stubbornly repeated,
"Emily, kneel and apologize."