Chapter 64

On the second floor above, Ruby’s tears welled up the moment she saw her salvation. Below her, Hunter was waiting, and she sobbed out, “Hunter.”

“Daddy.”

“Daddy.”

The two children, upon seeing Hunter, excitedly shouted “Daddy” and ran towards him.

Erin watched the scene unfold with a gaze filled with icy detachment.

When Hunter shielded Ruby and the kids in front of him, Ruby looked at him, tears streaming down her face as she choked up, “Hunter, I……”

She tried several times to say something to Hunter but stopped short, unsure where to begin. She never imagined that despite her close bond with Janie, Erin could be so ruthless, that he would actually…

Ruby’s hesitant expression spoke volumes, and Hunter didn’t need to ask to know what -had happened. Furious, Hunter approached Erin and, without a word, slapped him hard

across the face, “You bastard! She’s family, for crying out loud!”

Erin touched his slapped cheek nonchalantly, glanced coldly at Hunter, Ruby, and the kids, and said icily, “Hunter, I spared your kids seeing the worst. Consider it a favor.”

Hunter liked to cheat, but Erin wanted to see if Hunter could stomach it in the future now

that Ruby was gang-raped.

“Daddy.”

“Daddy.”

little ones tugged at his

became even redder, and even in her moment of anger, she had to admit that these two children were innocent.

and pulled Hunter away, Hunter, let’s just go.” She couldn’t bear to stay another second in Erin’s presence, every moment a

and said, “I’m sorry, Erin, and thank you for not hurting my babies.” But the humiliation she suffered at his hands was something

in his pockets, remained unmoved until Hunter, Ruby, and the kids

and approached Erin, calling

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but she hadn’t expected him to go so far with Ruby, so far that she hadn’t dared to ask how many men he’d

Janie and calmly said, “Mom, I’ll

Erin instructed his assistant to sell the

overlooked by him or his mother, and Erin was determined

certainly, a divorce was likely on

cigarette out the car window, Erin

of the courthouse, victorious over Jo’s case, her face radiant in the sunlight. This morning’s court battle had

much for helping me secure such a generous

professional smile, “Just

know my ex-husband’s lawyers approached you, offering a bribe to go easy on the case. But you

pack

trouser pockets. “Jo,

“After thirty years of marriage to that man, I know him too well. But I never expected him

by weighed on her. “If only he hadn’t been swayed by the outside world, we could

and we’ve fought hard. No regrets. Your kids are grown. Take care of yourself

gratefully, “Ms. Estrella, you’re a friend worth having. Are you free for

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