Liam's POV The moment Ava entered her father's room, I turned around, my hands balled into fists, and faced the disgusting people who called themselves her family. "Charlotte, let this be the very last time that you raise your hand on Ava. How disgusting can you be? You treat your own daughter like a piece of trash?" The despicable woman didn't even look remorseful or concerned. It made me wonder: just what had Ava ever done to them for them to treat her like this? Although Charlotte ignored me, Natalia didn't see any reason to. "Do not talk to my mother like that, Liam. Especially if you're going to be defending that slutty animal," she spat, her face twisted as if she were talking about a swine instead of a human being—her own sister. My jaw tightened as I heard that, and I trudged