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.”

little ones tugged at his arms, pleading, “Daddy, stop it.

redder, and even in her moment of anger, she had to admit that

She couldn’t bear to stay another second in Erin’s

you for not hurting my babies.” But the humiliation she suffered at

hands in his pockets, remained unmoved until Hunter, Ruby, and the kids had completely left. Only then

snapped back to reality and

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was well aware of, but she hadn’t expected him to go so far with Ruby, so far that she hadn’t dared to ask

“Mom, I’ll have the driver take you

Janie away, Erin instructed his

easily overlooked by him or his mother, and Erin was

the company back, and certainly, a divorce was likely

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

victorious over Jo’s case, her face radiant in the sunlight.

you so much for helping me secure such a generous settlement,” Jo caught up with Estrella as

professional smile,

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

slipped her hands into her trouser pockets. “Jo, you’re well-connected to

that man, I know him too well. But I never expected him

husband’s assets, the sentiment of years gone by weighed on her. “If only he hadn’t been swayed by the outside world, we could have spent the rest of our lives together.”

patted her arm reassuringly, “Jo, we’ve come this far, and we’ve fought hard. No regrets. Your kids are grown. Take care of yourself from now on. You’re

you’re a friend worth having. Are you

getting late, and

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