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.

incoming

are you threatening me?” James‘ voice was low.

don’t take custody of Summer now, Carter will find

Haywoods have been having it too easy lately, wanting for a downfall?” James‘ voice

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. And let me tell you a secret, the man who was with Kristin that night was Rhett. Summer is Rhett’s

nothing left to lose, and she was out to destroy Kristin by any means

necessary.

“If

get Kristin before she and Rhett learn the truth, you might as well kiss that chance goodbye.”

goading

on the other end before James finally

between Rhett and Summer. They are father and

Summer, but Kristin has to be

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

need to take what you want…” Hertha

Hertha. It was

on her phone, “What’s so special about Kristin? Why do both you and Rhett want

being herself is enough,” James said before hanging. up on

laughed, but it soon

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didn’t need to

just needed to stand there,

destroy her pretty facade and see who would still want

to leak the paternity test results to Carter,” Hertha commanded

Bryce that he

out anyway. We’re just giving him a heads–up. He’ll do his own investigation,” Hertha replied. Letting

Carter, showing that it was the Bryce family

Carter lose his temper and take

and capabilities, he was no

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

tight. Let him come forward claiming Kristin was his girl, that they were together right up until he got locked up, and

son.”

He would be demanding a paternity

when that happened, it would be curtains for Kristin.

that moment, Kristin could no longer stay

the FitzGerald Group.

was holed up in the restroom, her eyes glued to the trending news on her phone.

been a bully in her school days, and she hadn’t stopped

tormented her so–called friends, elbowed her way through high society, and bullied her coworkers.

watched victim after victim bravely expose their wounds to the world,

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