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 call was from

you threatening me?” James‘

he’s not related to Summer by blood. If you don’t take custody of Summer now, Carter will find out sooner

easy lately, wanting for a downfall?”

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

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

necessary.

“If

the truth, you

was goading James.

long silence on the other end before James finally spoke, “It’s

Rhett and Summer. They

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

she wouldn’t give up until she was disappointed

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

you, don’t let her get hurt,” James reminded Hertha. It was okay to disappoint Kristin about Rhett, but

so special about Kristin? Why do

is enough,” James said before

Hertha laughed, but it soon turned

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didn’t need to

just needed to stand there,

would destroy her pretty facade and see who would still

to leak the paternity test results

you promised Mr. Bryce that

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

that it was the Bryce family who had been deceived and victimized.

then would Carter lose his temper and take action against Kristin.

connections and capabilities, he was

options carefully, and he might not be able to

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

son.”

Carter’s cage for sure. He

happened, it would be

moment, Kristin could no longer

FitzGerald

the restroom, her eyes glued to the trending news on

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

so–called friends, elbowed her way through

eyes began to swell with tears. She watched victim after victim bravely expose their wounds to the world, and she

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