Chapter 41

Miranda felt a little guilty but refused to budge. “What? He broke the law and got arrested. How is that anyone else’s fault?”

Yvonne looked at her mother and shook her head. “You still don’t understand just how powerful he truly is. If it really was you, you’d better apologize right now and clear things up. That way, the Willow family might still be able to survive this.”

“I did nothing. I had nothing to do with this!” Miranda said hurriedly, turning to leave at once

Regardless, Yvonne was certain that her mother had been the one to arrange for this to happen.

She knew what her mother was like, and it was going to be almost impossible to get her to admit to her faults.

Yvonne let out a long sigh, falling back in her seat limply. The Willow family was going to be done for.

Wilbur put all these worries and troubles at the back of his head and drove to the morning market a few kilometers from the house.

It was barely nine in the morning, and the market was still open. The groceries there were fresher than those in the supermarket, and there were more options as well.

Faye had barely gotten any rest over what had happened with Wilbur, and he felt a little guilty about that. He planned to make her dinner at night as a gesture of appreciation.

grocery shopping, he heard a voice

in her twenties wearing jeans smiling at him. He paused for a moment

Brand?” Wilbur

it was you! I almost didn’t say hi. I’m

“I’m pretty good.”

had left school after junior high, and Nancy was one of the few classmates he had. The

would not

done so

a while, then Nancy said, “Wilbur, this isn’t a good place to talk! There’s a gathering happening tomorrow

I really shouldn’t,” Wilbur turned her down.

all old friends from school and no one elsel I’m sure it’s been

couldn’t turn her down this time and

him several times of where the gathering was going to happen the next

out a sigh at the sight of Nancy’s figure fading into the distance, feeling

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buying everything be needed, Wilbur drove home to find

the following message. 8:00 PM., Scalake Island. It was signed by a “Mister Owens“. Wilbur

his eyes before beginning to cook in

later, a five–course meal

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