'This is so unfair to Rosario,' Madelyn silently cursed.

"If this happens again, don't think I'll remember all those years you worked for my dad. I won't hesitate to let you go," Hayson's words echoed in the room.

"Yes, sir!" Rosario responded.

Hayson furiously dropped the cane he had been clutching and stormed off to his room upstairs, leaving behind a tense atmosphere.

With a heavy heart, Madelyn led Rosario back to Rosario's room, determined to tend to her injuries. She just couldn't believe what happened. 'How could he hit Rosario like that with a cane?' she thought angrily. 'She must be in so much pain. After all the good stuff she did for our family, how could he be so mean?'

After Madelyn applied the medicine on Rosario's wounds, Rosario tried to make her feel better. "Don't cry, silly. I'm okay," Rosario said gently.

"But he hit you! That meanie! How could he do that?"

"Hey now!" Rosario's eyes got all cold suddenly, and she sounded serious. "He's your dad. You can't say