-Gina rolled her eyes, completely ignoring Helen as she whipped out her phone and called Frank.

  • Frank had just returned to Skywater Bay and was in his basement preparing to make a pill for Frida Blue to restore her meridians.

He did a double take when Gina called him out of the blue, but he answered anyway.

“Where are you right now, Frank?” she demanded.

Hearing her disrespectful tone, he replied noncommittally, “How is that any of your business?”

Gina cut to the chase right then. “You bought the Fieldens’ drakeroot, didn’t you?”

“So what?”

“Where is it? Bring it to me—the Lanes of Southstream need it urgently.”

Frank frowned.

of the Lanes of Southstream back when she married Helen and knew that they were as rich

they could not care less about Helen’s side of the family, or they

had actually called him just because the other family wanted the drakeroot… She really liked to stick her

of Southstream would appreciate him if he

the Lanes of Southstream,

crap. Just bring the drakeroot already!” Gina urged impatiently—the family’s future

What does the drakeroot have to do with you? Why

choked, unable

growing bolder by the day,

she restrained herself for her family’s sake. “This is a matter of life and death, Frank. I’ll remember your contribution when the Lanes of Southstream brings us back into their

Frank simply snickered.

Why

you’re not getting the drakeroot now,”

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