"He said that if he ever goes after revenge in the future, you''ll have to be on his side!"


    Wait a minute...


    Why would he bring this up now? What does he mean by that?


    "Wait, is the grudge Hull has... is it with ck Gate?"


    No way... right?


    Ronald just grunted in response, not bothering to exin further.


    But Yvonne was confused. "But his power''s been growing for years! If he wanted revenge, he could''ve done it already, right?"


    Sure, ck Gate was kind of a messtely, but back in the day, they were rock solid-tight, with connections everywhere. If Hull wanted payback, he''s definitely had chances before. So why wait until now?


    Ronald just said, "You know why?"


    Yvonne blinked. "... Huh?"


    Why?


    Ronald said quietly, "Hull knew about Dan''s real identity from the start."


    Yvonne''s eyes widened. "What?!"


    From the start? So... since Dan first came into her life, Hull already knew?


    Yvonne''s chest tightened. She sniffed, wanting to protest, but now she only felt more hurt.


    "If that''s the case, you shouldn''t have treated me like this! You know how desperate I was about Susanna!"


    Just knowing Hull''s real motive made Yvonne''s anger melt away, leaving only a sense of grievance.


    If this was about Hull''s vendetta, then of course she''d do whatever she could to help. She swallowed.


    Ronald said, "Just work with him. That''s all you need to do."


    "...Has it already started?"


    He nodded. "Yeah."


    Yvonne fell silent.


    So this is Hull''s revenge-not some n cooked up by her brother, but Hull''s own crusade.


    Hull...


    He''d done a lot for Ronald over the years. Sure, they were business partners, but honestly, they were more like brothers.


    "So you mean... Hull hasn''t touched ck Gate all this time because of me and Dan?"


    Her voice was small, almost guilty.


    She had to admit, Hull had been in and out of the Quinn family''s house for years he was way more than


    just Ronald''s friend. Sometimes


    Yvonne ever felt like Hull saw their ce as his own home. He was always there for the holidays, always at the table for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner.


    Ronald looked at her. "Now that


    things are over between you and et


    Dan let Hull finally deal with what''s been weighing on him."


    Yvonne just nodded, swallowing her words.


    Ronald sighed.


    The truth was, once Hull made a move against ck Gate, there was no going


    back. Yvonne knew that as well as he did.


    "...Alright. I get it."


    She didn''t say anything more.


    If things hade this far, she''d make sure she wasn''t in Hull''s way.


    She never expected that, all those years ago, Hull had spared ck Gate just because of her and Dan.


    She was about to hang up when suddenly, Xander snatched the phone. "Wait, Ronald."


    Ronald''s voice sharpened. "If you stir up trouble again, you''ll see what happens when I get back."


    "Come on, I''m not trying to start anything..." Xander groaned. He could feel Ronald''s irritation through the phone.


    "Alright, alright, my bad!"


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    suppe hadn''t exactly been


    been mad, and when you''re mad you don''t say nice things.


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    That was all he cared about at this point. After all that work, he wasn''t about to let anyone else take his hard-earned loot.