Punishments

ERIKA

The voice of the man was too familiar to be mistaken. Erika could hear her heart race too fast, she couldn't believe it.

"Just wait and watch, Mr. Sterling. Now that I'm here, I'll take all that you own and run it like its mine," Nigel said, his real intentions seeping out of every word he said. But his words definitely felt like reassurance to the man sitting right across Nigel, unaware that his daughter was kept hidden right in front of him.

Erika knew that if only she could talk to her father, Matthew Sterling, properly for once, he would understand her and take her back. She was his daughter after all, he had to forgive her for whatever she did.

"Oh son, I'm so happy I listened to you when I made my decision. Thanks for making me understand that my vile daughter was good for nothing. If I handed the responsibility to her, she'd have destroyed the legacy I built," Matthew Sterling said, no hint of guilt or regret in his voice. Erika watched Nigel smirk, knowing she could hear