-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.

had heard of the Lanes of Southstream back when she married Helen and knew that

side of the family, or they would not have to

Gina had actually called him just because the other family wanted the drakeroot… She really liked to stick her head up people’s butts,

of Southstream would appreciate him if he

really are a sucker for the

drakeroot already!” Gina urged impatiently—the family’s future hung in

you forget that I’m the owner, Gina? What does the drakeroot have to do with you? Why should

Gina choked, unable to

the day,

death, Frank. I’ll remember your contribution when the Lanes of

Frank simply snickered.

“What? Why are you

It’s just that you’re not getting the

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