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.

in the middle of grocery shopping, he heard a voice call out to

jeans smiling at him. He paused for

Brand?” Wilbur smiled

it was you! I almost didn’t say hi. I’m glad I did! How’s it

“I’m pretty good.”

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

passed since then. Honestly speaking, he would not have said

so first.

while, then Nancy said, “Wilbur, this isn’t a good place to

really shouldn’t,” Wilbur turned her

from school and no one elsel I’m sure it’s been a while since you’ve seen everyone.

knew that he couldn’t turn her down

She reminded him several times of where the

of Nancy’s figure fading into the distance, feeling as

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buying everything be needed, Wilbur drove home to find an

8:00 PM., Scalake Island. It was signed by a “Mister Owens“. Wilbur smiled. He opened the door and headed inside, putting

the evening, Wilbur opened his eyes before beginning to

later, a five–course

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