Chapter 7 A Calamity

Golden rays engulfed the sky as the sun began to set in Quakersville.

With Hannah and Jacob accompanying her, Michaela sped in the direction of Sommer Gardens in her Land Rover.

They had not received much information through that phone call, not even a greeting. All Jonathan had said was that they should head to Sommer Gardens as quickly as possible before hanging up abruptly.

Sommer Gardens was the mansion that had been prepared for Michaela and Zack.

Worried that the newlyweds might be uncomfortable living with in-laws, the Xander family had graciously provided them with plenty of personal space.

 

However, Hannah had heard a woman sobbing during the call. The phone number belonged to Lucille, but there wasn’t a word from her apart from that cry for help.

Weren’t they supposed to be decorating the new house?

 

to head over right away? What on earth happened to

she began to recall that mysterious phone call she

No. It can’t be!

dismiss her own thoughts, a cold and hoarse voice rang out from behind her. “What the

all this while to become part of the Xanders, only for something like

that Jacob wanted

father through the rearview mirror. Perhaps still hungover,

being unable to hide the distress

over the phone. We’ll just find out when

tomorrow. If that little brat does something to disgrace our family,

longer suppress her anger. “Ha! So, are you truly worried about Mich’s future, or are you just scared that

I have to butter the Xanders up when we’re about to be connected by

how ruthless Jonathan Xander

looking like a gentle and elegant scholar, the man was, in fact, extraordinarily cold-blooded and

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