As if he hadn't heard a word, Leonard Banks bent down, grabbed Elijah Smith's collar, and pushed him against the hard wall again, lifting his knee and slamming it into his abdomen.
A muffled groan came from Elijah Smith's throat.
Still unsatisfied, Leonard Banks lifted his hand and fiercely grabbed Elijah Smith's neck: "What did you come to see her for? I'll tell you, my daughter is not someone you can have when you want and abandon when you don't!"
"She's my princess, the darling I hold in the palm of my hand, afraid to hurt. Have you been taking advantage of her because you think she has no one to stand up for her?"
For the first time in his life, Leonard Banks was filled with rage for a woman other than Ella Adams's mother, Ava Brown.
"I've been wanting to beat you up for a long time. When Ella had an abortion for you, I wanted to beat you just like this..."