“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!”

“That bastard! I’ll make him suffer! It’s all you Northstream Lanes’ fault—if Helen married that scum, my daughter wouldn’t

she issued an ultimatum. “You’d better bring him in, or you’re not making

quickly reasoned, “Please, just calm

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

to come to Lane Manor and

turning toward Hughie, she pointed at Winter and snapped, “Take

strode up without another word with a

of the way, sending her stumbling violently into

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

“Mom! Mom!!!”

struggled when she saw her mother hurt and bit

big man like him—he simply slapped her in the face, knocking

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