Chapter 175

The moment Rhett made his move, it was as if the Haywood family had been completely obliterated.

He had promised that if the Haywood family publicly acknowledged the mistakes made by Adrienne, he would let them off the hook.

With trembling fingers, Hertha called Rhett and asked, “Rhett, why are you doing this?”

Rhett actually gave Hertha the time of day and picked up the call.

“You promised me, Rhett. You said if we owned up to Adrienne’s mistakes, you’d let us go,” Hertha sobbed, questioning him, “Why are you doing this to me? Where did I go wrong?”

Rhett let Hertha finish crying before he spoke, “The ones not letting you off now are the victims, not me.”

“Rhett…” Hertha’s voice was fraught with desperation, “Why must you treat me like this?”

“Hertha, you’re a smart cookie, you know. I’ve left your family a way out. Adrienne needs to vanish from Silvergrove City for good, never to return. Your family needs to keep a low profile, and maybe then I’ll give you a fighting chance,” Rhett said, well aware that cornering them could lead to desperate measures.

Besides, Rhett’s concern wasn’t with the Haywoods, but it was with Holcomb.

The Haywoods must have had some dirt on Holcomb.

Otherwise, Holcomb wouldn’t be so invested in the Haywood’s affairs.

In the short thirty minutes since he’d returned to the office, Rhett had received a whopping thirty calls from Holcomb.

That was one call for every minute.

The old guard was getting antsy.

It really was a community of shared interests, a single thread pulled the whole web.

Hertha gasped, not yet ready to burn bridges with Rhett, “Rhett, I was sincere with you. Regardless of what happened six years ago, I wasn’t scheming against you.”

Rhett didn’t give Hertha a chance to explain any further, nor did he want to hear it. He hung up.

Hertha wanted to say more, but the line was dead.

With a surge of bitterness tightening her grip, Hertha took another deep breath.

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“Rhett, you will regret treating me this way.”

She absolutely could not give Kristin the chance to have Rhett and Summer take a paternity test and acknowledge each other.

at her phone, the incoming call was from

are you threatening me?” James‘ voice

you don’t take custody

easy lately, wanting for a downfall?” James‘ voice was a cold

know you want to break off your engagement. Given their current situation, you all want to kick them while they’re down, and that’s fine. James, you want Kristin, but you’re going about it the wrong way.

to lose, and she was out to destroy Kristin by any means

necessary.

“If

learn the truth, you might as well kiss that

was goading

a long silence on the other end before James finally spoke,

and Summer. They are father and son,” Hertha revealed once

heavy, “I’ll take Summer, but Kristin has to be disillusioned with

Kristin well, and she wouldn’t give up until she was

that part. Mr. Bryce, you just need to take what you want…”

James reminded Hertha. It was okay to disappoint Kristin about

special about Kristin?

is

laughed, but it soon

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to be special?

needed to stand there, like some trophy

pretty facade and see

Adrienne to find a chance to leak the paternity test results to Carter,” Hertha

“Miss, you promised Mr. Bryce that he

clever. He would find out anyway. We’re just giving him a heads–up. He’ll do his own investigation,” Hertha replied. Letting James take Summer was just a

paint a picture for Carter, showing that it

lose his temper

connections and capabilities, he was no

have to weigh his options carefully, and he might not be able to protect

him off, dig up some dirt, and have him seal his lips tight. Let him come forward claiming Kristin was his girl, that they were together right up

son.”

would rattle Carter’s cage for sure. He

it would be curtains for Kristin.

moment, Kristin could no longer stay by

FitzGerald Group.

glued to the trending news on her phone. The Haywood name

a bully in her school

friends, elbowed her way

with tears. She watched victim after victim bravely expose their

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