"How dare you, Frank!"

Gina was going to lose it too, but Luna's scream brought her to her senses. "Help! It hurts so much! I'm going to die!"

Gina screamed at Frank right then, "Don't you know who you just hit, you animal?! That's Gavin Lane's wife—their family is one of Southstream's Four Families! If you let Luna go and beg, I might speak on your behalf so that they let you live. If you keep being stubborn, you'll be dead!"

"Hmph."

Seeing that Gina was still being delusional, Frank simply squeezed.

"Mmmph!!!!"

Luna's face turned purple, her arms flailing as if to beg Gina for help.

"Stop, Aunt Gina! He's crazy!" Cindy promptly pulled Gina away and turned toward Hughie, shrieking, "Go! Fetch that bitch from the basement, or the Southstream Lanes will kill us all if Luna dies!"

Hughie dashed downstairs immediately and soon returned with Winter, who was bound with so much rope that she looked like a dumpling.

cried, and Frank

strode up and gathered Winter in

his hands even as he fought back his gnawing guilt, he said, "It's all

asked, so kind as she still

the

her cheek, staring at the bruises on her

hit you and your

right then but soon shook her head and

Let's go home—everything's

go wait in the car. I have something to sort out." Frank said, patting her

hand and assured him, "I'm really fine, Frank. It doesn't hurt— let's just go back

want

was just so understanding

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to

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