Chapter 40

Out in the yard.

Carey was having a blast chatting with some folks, totally ignoring whether Kristin was dead

or alive.

A black sedan rolled in, and Carey straightened up in a panic. “Mr. FitzGerald.”

Why was Rhett back at this time?

He never came back at this hour on any regular day.

Rhett got out of the car, a little tyke in tow.

Carey went pale as a ghost to see the little bastard Kristin had given birth to.

“Mr. FitzGerald, what brings you…”

“Where’s Kristin?” Rhett asked with a stern voice.

“I haven’t… haven’t seen her.” Carey shook her head quickly.

Summer glanced towards the backyard, heard some smashing sounds, and bolted in that

direction.

The first time he came to the FitzGerald family, they locked him and his mom up there.

“Summer!” York, still worried about the little critter, followed.

The warehouse was locked from the outside, but there was clearly someone inside.

door!” York shouted.

with fear, didn’t dare to open it.

hear me?” Rhett’s tone was ice–cold.

touch it.” Carey quickly made up

darkened, sensing that something was amiss. He strode over and

eyes bloodshot, wielding a stick, obviously triggered and out of control

the

under debris, her

ran towards his mom.

his chest and hurriedly lifted the wooden plank off Kristin, taking a sharp breath at

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still, his stuffed toy falling to

instinctively covered

at the sight of his mom lying in a pool of blood, his first reaction. wasn’t to scream or cry, but to quietly well up

York who softened his tone when speaking to Summer. “Summer, your mom’s

was silent for a long time before asking in

tone was too

die?

would you ask that, of course not,” York said, picking up Summer and walking out, not caring about the dirt.

to outer space to fight monsters, she said

froze mid–step, looking back at Rhett who was carrying Kristin out. Rhett’s face was grim, and he hadn’t said

echoed from the

and saw Kemp out of control, walloping Carey with a

to screw me over, no

bloody, crying out for help, but no one dared approach

security guards arriving just in

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