The Girlboss Begs for Remarriage by Chu

"It's the truth..."

Winter teared up miserably even as she picked up her phone. "Ask Helen yourself if you don't believe me."

"Lies!" Gina kept snapping angrily, but she was already panicking.

She knew her daughter better than anyone—Helen had been leaving for work earlier these days, even before sunrise.

Gina presumed that it was about work, but to think that she was coming here for Frank.

Though her indignation flared, she was afraid to press the issue, instead making a mental note to interrogate her daughter next time she saw her.

"Hey, have you called that bastard yet?" she asked instead.

"No. Frank's not answering. I think he's busy," Winter replied, shaking her head even as she glared defiantly at Gina and Jade.

running away from his crimes!" Cindy laughed

ranting immediately, "That bastard! I'll make him suffer! It's all you Northstream Lanes' fault—if Helen married that scum, my daughter wouldn't have to

better bring him in, or

"Please, just calm

Northstream is filled with savages! All of them!" Jade bellowed as

bellowed at Carol, "Tell Frank Lawrence to come to

pointed

and strode up without another word with a sinister

Carol out of the way, sending her

bled, collapsing to a heap, Hughie seized Winter, picking her up like she was a pet,

"Mom! Mom!!!"

struggled when she saw her mother hurt and bit Hughie

it, but Winter's struggles were insignificant to a big man like him—he simply

guess I could have a taste," Hughie chuckled to himself as he shut the car trunk and drove off