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.

her phone, the incoming call was from

threatening me?” James‘ voice was low.

already knows he’s not related to Summer by blood. If you don’t take custody of Summer now,

have been having it too easy lately, wanting for

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

necessary.

“If

learn the truth, you might as well kiss that chance goodbye.”

goading James.

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

a paternity test between Rhett and Summer. They are father and son,” Hertha revealed once

but Kristin has to be disillusioned with Rhett to leave

wouldn’t give up until

Mr. Bryce, you just need to take

get hurt,” James reminded Hertha. It was okay to disappoint Kristin about Rhett, but she couldn’t be harmed.

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

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

it

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to

needed to stand there, like some trophy

would destroy her pretty facade and see

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

Bryce that he

find out anyway. We’re just giving him a heads–up. He’ll do his own

picture for Carter, showing that it was the Bryce family who had

lose his temper and

capabilities, he was no

weigh his options carefully, and he

one who tangled with Kristin back in college, pay him off, dig up some dirt, and have him seal his lips tight. Let him come forward claiming Kristin was his girl, that they

son.”

rattle Carter’s cage for sure. He would be demanding a

would be

Kristin could no

FitzGerald

was holed up in the restroom, her eyes glued to the trending news on her phone. The Haywood name was being dragged

school days, and

way through high society, and bullied her coworkers.

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

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