"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

suffer! It's all you Northstream Lanes' fault—if Helen married that

ultimatum. "You'd better bring him in, or you're not making it

reasoned, "Please, just

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

she bellowed at Carol, "Tell Frank Lawrence to come to Lane Manor and apologize if he wants his little bitch back,

pointed at Winter and

up without another word with a sinister

out of the way, sending her stumbling violently into a

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

"Mom! Mom!!!"

when she saw her

big man like him—he simply slapped her in

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

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