Jade bellowed, "Don't think that you Northstream Lanes can leave before you take responsibility for this mess! We're handing you over to the Graves and the Lionhearts, so that they won't believe that we're on your side... No, from this day forth, the Northstream Lanes and Southstream Lanes have nothing to do with each other!"

"What?!"

Thunderstruck, Gina almost collapsed!

Even Cindy's face fell, but she hurried to Jade with an apologetic smile. "Please, Aunt Jade. We're family aren't we? There's no need to go that far, is there?"

"Hah!" Jade sneered at Cindy right then. "Did you just say we're family, Cindy? Is there no bottom that you wouldn't sink to? You're only family with Gina. How are you related to me? Also, I refuse to have anything to do with someone who'd steal a bride's jewelry on her wedding day!"

There was no news like bad news—Jade's outburst left Cindy's face falling.

think news of her stealing Helen's bridal jewelry had already spread. Was there

as well and dropped to her knees with a loud thud as she started to kowtow at Jade. "Please, Jade... I'm begging you! Cindy may not be family to you, but I am! Just let us go, and we'll repay your favor once we achieve success

audibly twice, reality was a cruel mistress as her pleas proved futile

was simply impervious, rolling her eyes as she sneered. "Oh, Gina... Why don't you just die at this point? You've caused the death of your own husband, and even

eager for your daughter to marry Chaz Graves and secure an alliance with the Lionhearts... but what came of it? Forget Helen getting cold feet at the altar as all of Southstream watched—she even had to insult the Graves and the Lionhearts,

turning you away? You're so incompetent that you

stupidity. You can't blame us for doing the right thing and disavowing every last one of you Northstream

her bodyguards, "Go! You have nothing to worry about— break

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