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.”

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

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

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

my babies.” But the humiliation she suffered at his hands was something

Hunter, Ruby, and the kids had completely

reality and approached Erin, calling

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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

said, “Mom, I’ll have the driver take you home.”

the driver took Janie away, Erin instructed his

and Erin was determined that Hunter’s days ahead would

Hunter’s share of the company back, and certainly, a divorce was likely on Hunter’s mind. Erin would make sure Hunter’s life was anything but

window, Erin floored the accelerator,

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

so much for helping me secure such a generous settlement,” Jo caught up with Estrella as she descended the courthouse steps.

smile, “Just doing

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

pack

widened as she slipped her hands into her trouser pockets.

woman chuckled, “After thirty years of marriage to that man, I know him too well. But I never expected him to act on

only he hadn’t been swayed by the outside world, we could have spent the rest of our lives

client’s melancholy, Estrella patted her arm reassuringly, “Jo, we’ve come this far, and we’ve fought hard. No regrets. Your kids are grown. Take care

you’re a friend worth having. Are

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

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