?


    Yvonne felt a little better after hearing Ste''s words. "Alright, then. Start packing your stuff. Quick!"


    Ste blinked. "Uh, what?"


    "No, wait, what''s-"


    "I''ll pick you up by tomorrow morning at thetest," Yvonne interrupted.


    "Pick me up? Where are we going?"


    It was only then that Ste realized something was off. Yvonne''s tone had a strange edge to it.


    "Somewhere just for the two of us," Yvonne said, her voice fierce. "And we''re not bringing Ronald, that jerk!"


    Ste''s mind spun. This was way more than ''off''—something was seriously wrong here.


    She heard the angry huff in Yvonne''s voice through the phone and finally started to put the pieces together. This was about Ronald...


    "Wait, what did he do to you?" Ste asked.


    But that didn''t make sense. Ronald hadn''t done anythingtely. He''d just gotten back and had barely left her side. Why was Yvonne suddenly talking about taking her away and leaving Ronald behind?


    Her mind shed back to when Yvonne had dragged her off for training years ago.


    "Um, I''m pregnant with triplets right now," Ste offered weakly.


    "I know. Doesn''t matter."


    "I can''t really do any training," Ste said, fighting back tears. Just thinking about those days made her want to cry. That time in her life was anything but pleasant.


    "I''m not going to train you," Yvonne said.


    "Then what are you nning?"


    "Ronald is bad news, Ste. We''re done living with him."


    Ste''s mouth dropped open. "Seriously, what happened?"


    What could Ronald possibly have done to get Yvonne this riled up?


    But asking only made things worse. Yvonne''s voice erupted on the other end.


    "That bastard Ronald! He went way too far this time! Susanna-he was the one who took her! Did you know, Star? He yed me! He used my anger at Dan just to get at ck Gate!"


    "Tell me, is he even really my


    brother? All these years, I''ve had bis back with whatever he wanted to do. So why would he screw me over like this? How he treat could me this way?"


    Ste was speechless.


    Yvonne went on, her voice shaking. "I''ve been fighting like hell at ck Gate to get Susanna back I tore that ce apart ste. Teven thought Susanna might be dead. I was so


    scared!"


    "I was terrified I wouldn''t be able to face Hull. I was scared you''d be heartbroken. I


    was scared this would all push Hull and Ronald onto opposite sides!"


    Ste just listened, stunned. She''d


    had a feeling this would blow up. Back when she''d first guessed


    Susanna W


    actually with Hull,


    ???


    she''d thought about telling Yvonne.


    After all, she understood exactly how Yvonne''s mind worked.


    If Yvonne ever found out Susanna was never with ck Gate, she''d lose it.


    And here it was. Yvonne''s rant only got more heated, her words spilling out faster and faster.


    "Even up until an hour ago, I was still worried about him! I was afraid losing Susanna on my watch would get him in trouble. And what does he do? He stabs me in the back!"


    "If he''d just told me straight up that he wanted something from ck Gate, do you really think I wouldn''t help him go after it?"


    Yvonne''s temper was in full swing, her voice practically shaking the phone. Ste could only listen in stunned silence.


    See? She knew this would happen. The moment Yvonne found out the truth, she''d blow up.


    Yvonne finally took a breath. "Let''s just leave the bad guys behind. Pack your things!"


    Ste tried to interrupt, "But—"


    "Wait a second," Yvonne suddenly snapped. "Did you know about this the whole time?"


    Ste froze. "!!!"


    Uh...


    She''d only just found out herself. And what she knew wasn''t even the same version Yvonne did.


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