Hull said, "Her brother said not to talk about it."


    Susanna blinked. "Mr. Quinn?"


    "Yeah."


    "Why not?"


    Wait-what does her brother have to do with this? And why is Mr. Quinn the one making the rules?


    Hang on... Those calls she made to Star-Star seemed in the dark too.


    So Mr. Quinn didn''t tell Star about those calls either?


    What''s he ying at?


    Hull shrugged. "I don''t know. He said not to talk, so don''t. And don''t go calling Yvonne either."


    With his usual deadpan, Hull casually shifted all responsibility onto Ronald.


    If that was Ronald''s order, Susanna might not get it, but she definitely wasn''t about to argue. And for someone as nosy as she was, keeping her mouth shut was a challenge.


    "So... can I at least ask Star? I mean, Star-"


    Would Mr. Quinn be mad about that?


    Honestly, ever since all this mess started back in Portis City, Susanna''s been all about keeping her head down. She had enough drama as it was.


    She wasn''t about to borrow more trouble.


    Hull just looked at her. "Mr. Quinn will handle it. Next time you call the princess, keep your lips zipped, okay?"


    Barnaby, standing off to the side, had never seen Hull so calmly authoritative. For once, he didn''t dare butt in.


    Susanna nodded obediently. "Okay, got it."


    And that was that-Hull managed to put Susanna''s worries to rest.


    But at dinner, she couldn''t help herself.


    She leaned over. "Isn''t this a little... risky?"


    "Hm?"


    "I heard from Star that Yvonne''s been tearing through ck Gate looking for me. She''s gone absolutely nuts."


    If Yvonne ever found out Susanna had been with Hull this whole time, she''d probably lose her mind.


    Hull just said, “ck Gate needs to be even messier for a while."


    He didn''t say what would happen if Yvonne found out, just stared into the distance, deep in thought.


    Susanna''s heart skipped. "The more chaotic ck Gate gets, the more time it buys your mom."


    She didn''t know exactly what Lacey and Lincoln were up to, but they''d both disappeared at the worst


    possible time and left that crVPUJO note behind. There had to be a reason.  s


    "But if Yvonne''s going crazy looking for me and Mom, won''t ck Gate just tear itself apart?"


    Susanna was no fool-she put two and two together pretty quick.


    Why was ck Gate such a mess right now? Because they were looking for her.


    Hull shrugged. "People can''t find straight answers when they''re confused." "...Really?" Susanna wasn''t sure about that. If everyone was chasing after her mom, what if that just made things worse?


    "Yvonne''s going to keep pushing ck Gate for answers, and if I had to guess, ck Gate''s probably turning on itself by now."


    "Turning on each other?" Susanna echoed.


    Hull nodded. "Yep."


    It made sense. Xander and Lottie were moving in on ck Gate''s key resources, not just demanding Susanna and Lacey but shaking tip old grudges that had been buried for decades. All hell was about to break loose.  s


    SWI


    Susanna felt her brain short-circuit halfway through Hull''s exnation.


    Whatever—she''d just do what Hull said. Chaos was safer than order right now.


    No one really knew what wasing next.


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    safe, that was enough for her. As for whatever losses the Murray family Suffered from all this mess


    well


    that wasn''t her problem.


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