Vicky led the charge into Lane Manor, her heart skipping a beat when she saw all the corpses strewn around the courtyard.

Before she could speak, she heard the gunshot from upstairs.

When she and Yara Quill made it inside, she immediately found Luna cringing in a corner and Cindy cowering with her head beneath her arms.

Jade was on the floor, having passed out, while Gina stood still, still clutching the vase.

“What happened here?!” Vicky then snapped at Gina. “Where’s Winter?!”

Gina came to her senses and appeared delighted to see Vicky even though Vicky was glaring at her.

Forcing a smile, she began, “M-Ms. Turnbull… Did you know that Frank Lawrence had another lover—”

Smack!

the face, not about to play along

my sister?!” she demanded. “If anything happens to her, you and

left

a word—Winter was supposed to be

she become

arrived just then and reported, “We

She’s in Mr.

Frank!” Vicky soon came to her senses, remembering the gunshot that

found Frank doing his damndest to save an old

hands were covered in blood even as he kept mumbling to himself, “I’m sorry, Gramps. It’s all my fault. Come on, you’re scaring me! I’m a miracle worker, so I’ll definitely save you just like before.

the first time Vicky

stood silently behind him, watching him work futilely for a long while before finally gently wrapping her arms around him. “It’s

dropped all the needles he was holding on the floor, his eyes welling up with tears. “Why. How did things

fault I know that and I trust you.”

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