-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 Southstream back when she married Helen

of the family, or they would not have

the other family wanted the drakeroot… She really liked to stick

of Southstream would appreciate him if he gave up

the Lanes of Southstream, Gina.” Frank

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

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

choked, unable to

by the day,

is a matter of life and death, Frank. I’ll remember your contribution when the

Frank simply snickered.

Why are you

that you’re not getting the drakeroot now,”

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