“It’s the truth…”

Winter teared up miserably even as she picked up her phone. “Ask Helen yourself if you don’t believe me.”

“Lies!” Gina kept snapping angrily, but she was already panicking.

She knew her daughter better than anyone—Helen had been leaving for work earlier these days, even before sunrise.

Gina presumed that it was about work, but to think that she was coming here for Frank.

Though her indignation flared, she was afraid to press the issue, instead making a mental note to interrogate her daughter next time she saw her.

“Hey, have you called that bastard yet?” she asked instead.

“No. Frank’s not answering. I think he’s busy,” Winter replied, shaking her head even as she glared defiantly at Gina and Jade.

More like he’s running away from his crimes!” Cindy

all you Northstream Lanes’ fault—if

ultimatum. “You’d better bring him in,

quickly reasoned, “Please, just calm

with savages! All of them!” Jade bellowed as she strode off, leaving Gina standing

to rage as she bellowed at Carol, “Tell Frank Lawrence to come to Lane Manor and apologize if he wants his little bitch back, or

toward Hughie, she pointed at Winter and snapped,

up without another word with

out of the way, sending

a heap, Hughie seized Winter, picking her up like she was a pet, and shoved

“Mom! Mom!!!”

saw her mother hurt and

insignificant to a big man like him—he simply slapped her in the

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