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

Vincent… said we can’t touch it.” Carey quickly made up

over and kicked the warehouse

bloodshot, wielding a stick, obviously

Rhett rushed inside, frowning at the dusty mess all over the

corner, Kristin was almost buried under debris, her breathing faint. She didn’t have the strength to respond.

towards his

in his chest and hurriedly lifted the wooden plank off Kristin,

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Chapter 40

stuffed toy falling to the

instinctively covered Summer’s eyes.

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

grown–ups like York who softened his tone when speaking to Summer. “Summer, your mom’s gonna be

long time before asking in a quiet

tone was too calm.

die?

you ask that, of course not,” York said, picking up Summer and walking out, not

said… dad’s a hero and went to outer space to fight monsters, she said she might have

who was carrying Kristin out. Rhett’s face was grim, and he hadn’t said

echoed from the yard.

with Summer and saw Kemp out of control, walloping Carey with a

screw me over, no way,

for help,

the security guards arriving just

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