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.

like he's running away

in turn ranting immediately, "That bastard! I'll make him suffer! It's all you Northstream Lanes' fault—if Helen married that scum, my

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

quickly reasoned, "Please, just calm

filled with savages! All of them!" Jade bellowed as she strode off, leaving Gina

at Carol, "Tell Frank Lawrence to come to Lane

toward Hughie, she pointed at Winter

nodded and strode up without another word

out of the way,

head and bled, collapsing to a heap, Hughie seized Winter, picking her up like she

"Mom! Mom!!!"

her mother hurt and

it, but Winter's struggles were insignificant to a big man like him—he simply slapped her in the face,

pretty. I guess I could have a taste," Hughie chuckled to himself as