Chapter 64

On the second floor above, Ruby’s tears welled up the moment she saw her salvation. Below her, Hunter was waiting, and she sobbed out, “Hunter.”

“Daddy.”

“Daddy.”

The two children, upon seeing Hunter, excitedly shouted “Daddy” and ran towards him.

Erin watched the scene unfold with a gaze filled with icy detachment.

When Hunter shielded Ruby and the kids in front of him, Ruby looked at him, tears streaming down her face as she choked up, “Hunter, I……”

She tried several times to say something to Hunter but stopped short, unsure where to begin. She never imagined that despite her close bond with Janie, Erin could be so ruthless, that he would actually…

Ruby’s hesitant expression spoke volumes, and Hunter didn’t need to ask to know what -had happened. Furious, Hunter approached Erin and, without a word, slapped him hard

across the face, “You bastard! She’s family, for crying out loud!”

Erin touched his slapped cheek nonchalantly, glanced coldly at Hunter, Ruby, and the kids, and said icily, “Hunter, I spared your kids seeing the worst. Consider it a favor.”

Hunter liked to cheat, but Erin wanted to see if Hunter could stomach it in the future now

that Ruby was gang-raped.

“Daddy.”

“Daddy.”

the little ones tugged at his arms, pleading, “Daddy, stop it. Don’t

became even redder, and even

pulled Hunter away, Hunter, let’s just go.” She couldn’t bear to stay another second in Erin’s presence, every moment a

passed Erin, she halted and said, “I’m sorry, Erin, and thank you for not hurting my babies.” But the humiliation she

unmoved until Hunter, Ruby, and the kids

back to reality and approached Erin, calling out,

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Chapter 64

for his calm but ruthless ways, which Janie was well aware of, but she hadn’t expected him to go so far with Ruby, so far that she

at Janie and calmly said, “Mom, I’ll have the driver take you home.”

driver took Janie away, Erin instructed his assistant

was a slight not easily overlooked by him or his mother, and Erin was determined that Hunter’s days ahead would be anything but easy.

of the company back, and certainly, a divorce was likely

his half-smoked cigarette out the car window, Erin floored the

as Estrella stepped out of the courthouse, victorious over Jo’s case, her face radiant in the sunlight. This morning’s court battle had been a resounding win for

for helping me secure such a generous settlement,” Jo caught

professional smile, “Just

middle-aged woman sighed deeply, gratitude resonating in her voice, “Ms. Estrella, I know everything. I know my ex-husband’s lawyers approached you, offering a bribe to go easy on the case. But you didn’t take it.”

pack

hands into her trouser pockets. “Jo, you’re well-connected to have such private information.”

thirty years of marriage to that man, I know him too well. But I

he hadn’t been swayed by the outside world, we could

we’ve come this far, and we’ve fought hard. No regrets. Your kids are grown. Take care of yourself from

“Ms. Estrella, you’re a friend worth having.

late, and I have matters at the firm.

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