Chapter 1357

Janelle's tone was sharp-unyielding.

"Don't call me Mom! As of now, we're done. You and I? No more mother and son."

She crossed her arms and glared. "When you finally show up with a girlfriend— when you come back to actually talk about getting married-then you can call me Mom again. Until then, we're finished."

She barked at the security guards, "Well? What are you waiting for? Get on with it."

The guards exchanged nervous glances, not sure what family drama they'd walked into, but no one wanted to cross Mrs. Huber. They shuffled over to Keaton.

"Sorry, man. Orders are orders," one muttered apologetically.

"Hold it!" Richard's voice boomed across the foyer.

Sure, Richard was angry-furious, even-but Keaton was the only son of the Huber family. You didn't just toss out your only heir in front of all your ancestors' portraits. That was madness.

Richard grabbed Janelle by the wrist and pulled her out onto the front porch.

He kept his voice low. "What's gotten into you? Did Winona say something? Why are you so worked up?"

angry-I'm just pulling a classic 'tough love' move. You want a wolf, you gotta bait

are you talking

even ask your precious son? What's

met through Tarquin and Elysia Thorne. She's just checking in on him, like any

both in a crappy mood today, so they ended up

right. The guards told me Winona got all teary- eyed when she heard Keaton hadn't eaten

him?" Richard asked,

there! At the very least, he treats her way better than

got

she'll pick him up, and things will move along

"This is nuts! They haven't even taken the first step. And even if Winona wanted to take him in, her parents would never go for

let their daughter bring home

waved him off.

move in with her? He

Manor-he's had it for years. I've been there. It's

"Seriously? That's some coincidence."

to see him. Now that they're basically neighbors, do you think Winona's just going to ignore him if he's

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