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 arms, pleading, “Daddy, stop it. Don’t

eyes became even redder, and even in her moment of anger, she had

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

thank you for not hurting my babies.” But the humiliation

his pockets, remained unmoved until Hunter, Ruby, and the kids had completely left.

snapped back to reality and

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

and calmly said, “Mom, I’ll

driver took Janie away, Erin instructed his assistant to sell the apartment,

his mother, and Erin was determined that

share of the company back, and certainly, a divorce was likely on

cigarette out the car window,

victorious over Jo’s case, her face radiant in the sunlight. This morning’s

generous settlement,” Jo

smile, “Just doing

I know everything. I know my ex-husband’s lawyers approached you, offering a

pack

her trouser pockets. “Jo, you’re well-connected

him too well. But I never expected him to act on

sentiment of years gone by weighed on her. “If only he hadn’t been swayed by the

her client’s melancholy, Estrella patted her arm reassuringly, “Jo, we’ve come this far, and we’ve fought hard. No regrets. Your kids

a friend worth having. Are you free for

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