Glancing at Stella, Frank said earnestly, "Someone poisoned your brother, and it's a poison that only takes effect after a precise period of time. In other words, someone is trying to scapegoat me and incite a war between your family and myself."

Stella, seeing Frank's vague smile and the way he was staring at Troy, turned toward Troy too.

She realized right then that Troy must have planned all this!

She was already suspicious when Troy was on hand to receive them at the airport, and that premonition came true!

"You're lying!"

That was when a tearful Chelly shrieked hysterically at Frank, "You poisoned my brother, and you're still dressing it up with pretty words?! You're lower than scum! I'm telling my dad about this, and he'll bring all his men to kill you and everyone around you!"

"Calm down, Chelly!"

Stella ran up, intent on stopping Chelly's irrational ravings-but it was already too late.

She could feel the air stirring around Frank, and his smile turned into a glare.

around me? Care to

gale abruptly unfurled away from him. The air around the ring rustled, as

crushing sense of defeat and helplessness-the same feeling he had when he first met Frank! She was begging right then, "No... Mr. Lawrence! My

Frank seemed

bygones but

but you even had to push

buttons!"

devil himself in Stella's ears, conjuring the image of death and bloodlust,

terrified too,

beg, Stella-you'd be humiliating our family! That bastard must have used

shrugging free of Stella's grasp, she bellowed at Frank, "Come on, scumbag! Kill

feel compassion for the weak, but that doesn't mean I

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