"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.

he's running away from his crimes!" Cindy laughed

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

Gina, she issued an ultimatum. "You'd better bring him in, or you're not making it back to the

"Please,

of them!" Jade bellowed as she strode off, leaving Gina

her awkwardness soon turned to rage as she bellowed at Carol, "Tell Frank Lawrence to come to Lane Manor and apologize if he wants his little

Hughie, she pointed

up without another word

shoved Carol out of the way,

collapsing to a heap, Hughie seized Winter,

"Mom! Mom!!!"

struggled when she saw her

struggles were insignificant to a big man like him—he simply slapped her in the

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

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