Chapter 622:

“Please, I swear it won’t happen again!”

One by one, they groveled, each trying to outdo the other in their pitiful apologies. Working at Sunset Hill came with a kind of prestige that was hard to come by anywhere else. No one wanted to risk losing it. Where else would they find such a good job if they were kicked out like this?

They tried to tug at her sympathy, hoping to sway her with tales of struggling families and the desperation that made them cling to their jobs.

But Allison’s eyes were cold, her mouth twisted in a look of disdain. “So, you’ve all been Santino’s lackeys, haven’t you? Do you think I don’t know the way you bullied people, treated them like they were beneath you?”

She wasn’t falling for their act. Even before she’d taken up her position, she’d heard enough stories about these so-called followers. It didn’t take Santino’s orders for them to throw their weight around. They were habitual tormentors, abusing their status as if it were their birthright.

it was obvious that this group

taken advantage of others, if you’ve insulted or hurt innocent people just because

a shockwave of dread through the group. Lenny paled, his mouth working soundlessly as he groped for something—anything—that might save

that these people are

and a curt nod. “You heard her.

no regard for their panicked pleas. They barely had time to register what

silence. Realizing there was no sense in lingering, they slowly

“What’re you standing here for? I don’t want to be the third wheel. We should go,” she teased, nodding

Allison, fingers intertwined in a quiet, intimate exchange. There was a soft warmth between them, as if they were in their own little

chuckled, though he shot her a playfully exasperated

before he could say anything further, Rebecca waved to Allison with an easy grin. “Allison, honey! We’re a bit hungry, so we’re heading down the mountain to grab something to eat. Find us when

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