"Exactly! We're above all else," Jade bellowed as she pointed Frank in the nose. "I'm giving you a chance to atone right now—apologize to my daughter!"

Jade was absolutely confident in her family's authority and was ready to watch Frank apologize like a worm...

However, she underestimated Frank, as he simply sneered. "Apologize to you? Dream on. Hell, even having me treat your daughter is delusional."

"Frank Lawrence! How dare you disrespect my family!" Jade was livid.

"Forget it, Mom," Luna snapped in her bed. "We don't need him. There has to be a healer who can get me better anyway."

On the other hand, Hali quickly reasoned, "Please, Mrs. Lane. Just calm down for a moment—you have a miracle worker right here, and your daughter will get well right away. And you're all family, right? Why get all upset over some little argument?"

"Shut up!"

Hali's advice only left Jade further incensed. "Family?! With him?! He isn't family—I won't let him near my house even if he offered to clean our toilets for free!"

hand, Frank turned to leave, not bothered to

argument with my relatives, and they can be a little too

Frank would rise from rags to riches if the Lanes of Southstream gave him even a sliver of their

that happened, not only would she be free from Vicky's control, but he would also rise to power in

even gloated with utter conceit. "Chance? What chance can the likes

of black men

in the lead demanded, "Which of you is Frank

was left staring in shock at the group of men, who were

in, ready for violence. Were they after him

stopped forward. "I'm Frank

been accused of murder and grand theft among

his men immediately moved behind Frank, pressing a palm

as he did the math in no

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