Chapter 1227:

The other phone, always active, housed two private numbers known only to a trusted few.

She answered the call. “Why are you calling me?”

Tina’s voice crackled through, tense and unsteady. She was driving solo toward Plomond, too afraid to linger in Shirie with the Harper family’s wrath looming.

“How are you holding up? My brother has been blowing up my phone, but I’m too scared to pick up. Ernst won’t stop calling me, either, and I’m at a loss. What should I do now?”

Rosie’s tone sharpened, laced with irritation. “Don’t ask me! I’m also trying to keep myself safe. I’m heading to Plieca to lie low. You’d better find a hiding spot, too, and don’t reach out to me again for now.”

Tina picked up on the strain in Rosie’s voice. “You sound off. What happened to your voice?”

“Nothing,” Rosie replied. She had no intention of admitting the brutal beatings she had endured. “If there is nothing else, I’ll hang up.”

Judy is dead, and her brother is not someone to trifle with. I don’t think the Harper family can handle Clive. Maybe we could

cutting through Tina’s

ruthless move. Don’t walk straight into a trap! Crossing the Harpers is a one-way ticket to ruin. You really should

call, irritation written all over her

Russell family and the Harper family had stood shoulder to shoulder in the world of high society. But a string of betrayals and infighting had left the Russell family weakened,

the newest


with her family’s protection, she could not escape the Harper family’s

She shouldn’t

had replaced affection at home; they’d started calling her foolish and refused to take her

she pulled over to the

brother. With both of them gone, Tina believed Denis owed it to them to get

Rosie, Judy would always talk about how much Denis loved her, showering her with gifts and romantic gestures, constantly saying “I love you,” which made Tina envious. Surely, Denis would stop at nothing to

call button

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