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.”

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

on behalf of Erin. Janie’s eyes became even redder, and even in her moment of anger, she had to admit that these two children

tears and pulled Hunter away, Hunter, let’s just go.” She couldn’t bear to

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

Hunter, Ruby, and the

reality and approached Erin, calling

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was known 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

looked at Janie and calmly said, “Mom, I’ll have the driver

his assistant to sell

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

was likely on

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

sun beamed gloriously as Estrella stepped out of the courthouse, victorious over Jo’s case, her face radiant in the sunlight. This morning’s court battle

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

with a professional smile, “Just doing my

my ex-husband’s lawyers approached you, offering a bribe to go easy on the case. But you

pack

widened as she slipped her hands into her trouser pockets.

to that man, I know him too well. But I never expected him to act on a divorce

sentiment of years gone by weighed on her. “If only he hadn’t

melancholy, Estrella patted her arm reassuringly, “Jo, we’ve come this far, and we’ve fought hard. No regrets. Your kids

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

her watch, Estrella responded, “It’s getting late,

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