Chapter 17 Veronica raised her hand and slapped Linda twice across the face . David and Linda were both stunned . They didn't see that coming at all . They couldn't figure out why David had been the one to strike but Linda ended up being the one slapped . Veronica chuckled , " You're my father . I can't lay hands on you . But I certainly have the right to teach the homewrecker who seduced my mother's husband a lesson . " " Veronica ," David and Linda both roared . They lunged at her together . Veronica easily dodged and let them crash into each other . Without paying attention to the wailing mess behind her , she calmly headed upstairs . At her bedroom door , she looked back . " Oh, and next time , don't be so quick to raise a hand to me . Otherwise .. Her eyes swept across Linda , Chloe , and Grace , then she gave them a meaningful smile . At night , Veronica slept like a baby , while no one else in the Weston family got a wink of sleep . Linda cried and cursed in their room nonstop David tried to console her for hours with no success . Frustrated , he didn't dare go confront Veronica , afraid she really might lay hands on Linda or their daughters . David thought , " Now I get it . This daughter of mine who came from that poor village is unreasonable , rude , and stupid strong . Trying to fight her head - on won't work . Maybe it's time for a different tactic . Should I freeze her out ? While he was still scheming about how to deal with Veronica , Linda was already yelling about calling the police : David couldn't calm her down , so he nodded and said they'd go to the police station in the morning . Not lo long after sunrise , Veronica yawned as she stepped over the wrecked front gate of Weston Villa and left , By the time David rushed to the police station to file a report , Veronica was already on an international flight to Vellas . When the police followed David back to the villa , she was long gone . They stared at the neatly disassembled front gate and Linda's badly swollen face and didn't know what to say . Even Mason over at Weston Manor was alarmed by the situation . Naturally , he blew up when he found out . He was furious that David had dared to lock Veronica out of the house . As for her tearing down the gate and hitting Linda , Mason believed Linda had it coming and didn't think Veronica had gone too far at الم Right now , Mason's only concern was that his precious granddaughter might have g gotten hurt and gone into hiding . Her phone had been off the whole time , and he was deeply worried . Veronica had no idea what was going on back home . After a flight that lasted dozens of hours , her plane touched down right on time . " Hey , Ronie . Long time no see . A familiar female voice rang out . Veronica smiled , " Bella " Isabel Gorman linked arms with her , her tone warm . " The race isn't until tomorrow . Wanna hit the hotel first or go have some fun !" Veronica replied , " Either's fine . " " Then let's go surfing Wanna celebrate our win in advance ? " Isabel asked . She had known Veronica for years , and their relationship was a unique blend of mentorship and friendship . Even though there was ant age gap between them , they got along like a house on fire because of their shared interests . For tomorrow's race , the two of them would be a team . Veronica had only come to Oakrella because Isabel had invited her . Besides racing together , they had also parmered in several businesses and made a ton of money Veronica said . " I'm confident , but let's celebrate after we win P P Chapter 17 Isabel replied . " Deal . I'll plan something for tomorrow night . " Okay . " Veronica nodded . The two of them left the airport smiling and hopped into Isabel's RV . Veronica skimmed through the documents she had on the rally race while listening to Isabel giving orders to someone on the other end of a business call . Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!