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.”

at

redder, and even in her

Hunter, let’s just go.” She couldn’t bear to

hurting my babies.” But the

until Hunter, Ruby, and the kids had completely left. Only

reality and

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for his calm but ruthless ways, which Janie was well aware of, but she hadn’t expected him to go so far with

and calmly said, “Mom,

away, Erin instructed his assistant to sell the apartment, then

mother, and

and certainly, a divorce was likely on Hunter’s mind. Erin would make sure Hunter’s life was anything but joyous.

half-smoked cigarette out the car window, Erin floored the

as Estrella stepped out of the courthouse, victorious over Jo’s case, her face radiant in the sunlight. This morning’s court battle had been a

generous settlement,” Jo caught up with

professional smile, “Just doing my duty.”

deeply, gratitude resonating in her voice, “Ms. Estrella, I know everything. I know my ex-husband’s lawyers approached you, offering a bribe to go easy on

pack

slipped her hands into her trouser pockets. “Jo, you’re well-connected to have such private

of marriage to that man, I know him too well. But I never expected him to act on a divorce so

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

“Jo, we’ve come this far, and we’ve fought hard.

Estrella, you’re a friend worth

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