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.

the incoming call was from James.

you threatening me?”

don’t take custody of

easy lately, wanting

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 son, but

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

necessary.

“If

Rhett learn the truth, you might as

goading

other end before James finally spoke, “It’s

I’ve secretly done a paternity test between Rhett and Summer. They are father and

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

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

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

hurt,” James reminded Hertha. It was okay to disappoint Kristin about Rhett,

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

doesn’t need to be special. Just being herself is enough,” James said before

laughed, but it soon turned into hysteria.

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need to be

there, like some trophy

and see who would still

leak the paternity test

Bryce that he

We’re just giving him a heads–up. He’ll do his own investigation,”

a picture for Carter, showing that it was the Bryce

then would Carter lose his temper and take

and capabilities, he was no

action against Kristin, even Rhett would have to weigh his options carefully, and he

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

son.”

Carter’s cage for sure. He would be demanding

it would be

Kristin could no longer stay

FitzGerald Group.

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

had been a bully in her school days, and she

way through

anxiously, Kristin’s eyes began to swell with tears. She watched victim after victim bravely expose their wounds to the world, and she could no longer

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