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

ones pleaded on behalf of Erin. Janie’s eyes became even redder, and even in her moment of anger, she had to admit that

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

and said, “I’m sorry, Erin, and thank you for not hurting my babies.” But the humiliation she suffered at his hands was something she would never forget or

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

back to reality and approached Erin,

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

Janie and calmly said, “Mom, I’ll have the driver take

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

mother, and

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

car window, Erin floored the

gloriously as Estrella stepped out of the courthouse, victorious over Jo’s case, her face radiant in the sunlight. This morning’s

Estrella, thank you so much for helping me secure such a generous

smile, “Just doing my

sighed 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 the case. But you

pack

hands into her trouser pockets.

of marriage to that man, I know him too well. But I never expected

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

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

consolation, Jo looked at her gratefully, “Ms. Estrella, you’re a friend worth having. Are

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