Shane was still waiting at the spot Natalie had left him.

“Wait, Natalie! Don't go!” Susan bawled at her departing figure.

Despite that, Natalie ignored her and continued walking forward until Susan's cries had faded into nothingness.

Soon after that, Susan was finally bundled into the police car.

“All done?” Shane asked when Natalie came near.

She nodded, “Yeah.”

“Let's go home then.” He held her hand and refrained from asking her about her conversation with Susan.

If she doesn't want to say anything about it, I won't force her to tell me.

Later that night, Silas came by Shane's villa with some news. “Mr. Shane, we've made the necessary arrangements for Donald Litch.”

Natalie set down her glass of milk at the news. “Darling, you arranged something for Donald?”

Shane nodded. “Since Susan and the others are gone, no one's going to look after that kid. He's just an innocent boy, and I felt like it was right to do something for him.”

I've been so busy with Susan's matters that I forgot about the poor kid. What did

an orphanage. Warren can

in agreement.

a member of the Smith family, and neither she nor Jared felt comfortable taking him

prison was perhaps the kindest

occurred

the hearing while Jared accompanied Harrison

iPad in hand, allowing Harrison to

Harrison's face as he watched a

was surprised at Susan's drastic transformation. She looks so disheveled after two

locks had been snipped off as well, leaving behind messy tufts of

the judge began announcing

side. She kept her head

sighed. “Why do such things

one side, Shane watched on in silence. She deserves

would have his final hearing just a few days later. He'll

ticked by, and the judge eventually struck his gavel, marking the end of

a wealth of evidence and the Garcia family's

floor in shock when

her a cold glance before

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