Chapter 1663:

Elyse’s concern deepened. “That sounds awful. What happened next?”

George’s mouth curved into a knowing grin. “Your mom gave him a beating.”

Elyse froze mid-thought. “Are you serious?”

George stroked his chin, a nostalgic chuckle rumbling deep in his chest. “Dead serious. Your mom chased your dad straight out of the gambling den, all the way to the downtown fountain. He was bawling, saying he lost his lunch money, begging her to stop hitting him.”

A whirlwind of emotions flickered across Elyse’s face before a smile took hold. “Well, my dad messed up. My mom had every right.”

“Oh, she wasn’t done with just roughing him up,” George said, shaking his head. “After she was through with him, she stormed right back inside and wrecked the gambling den.”

widened as she sucked in a sharp breath. “Did

running on no sleep and cheap coffee—got beaten up too. They swore off gambling right then and there,” George said with a

nodding along. “Yeah, I remember Rickey after that. He was a total

furrowed. Just how unreliable was her

begins

how your mom ever ended

slowly, a thoughtful look crossing her face. “Yeah,

make up with him—no, she came just to rip into him, to call him a coward to his face. And once she got

crossed an ocean just to rip into

“Oh yeah. They had a blowout that night. I could feel the fury

“So they didn’t get together because they were truly in

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