So, everyone in the Murray family—and Yvonne—finally knew the truth: Susanna had been with Hull all along, and she was nothing more than a pretext to attack ck Gate. After turning ck Gatepletely upside down, they''d started parading around town without a care in the world, the pretensepletely dropped.


    The realization was a physical blow to the Murrays. They had beenpletely yed.


    That evening, Susannay in bed, clutching the phone like a lifeline as she talked to Yvonne. She was terrified.


    "I honestly thought you knew!" Susanna said, her voice trembling. "Hull told me he was going to tell you."


    By the time she realized Hull hadn''t said anything, Yvonne was already on a warpath against ck Gate, going full throttle. If Susanna had spoken up then, Yvonne would have blown a fuse. It was toote, so Susanna had kept her mouth shut, too scared to say anything.


    "You little brat," Yvonne huffed into the phone. "Just wait until I get my hands on you."


    "Yvonne~"


    "Don''t even try the innocent act. It won''t work on me."


    Susanna''s heart sank. But Star had just told her that was exactly what worked on Yvonne. She''d told her to call Yvonne first, apologize, and turn on the charm, and everything would blow over.


    Hearing Yvonne''s stern tone, Susanna sniffled. "I really didn''t mean for it to happen~"


    "I''m not forgiving you." Yvonne''s voice was firm. There was no way she could forgive this. Absolutely not.


    "Yvonne..."


    "And you! I taught you better than this! A youngdy shouldn''t be telling such lies!" Yvonne was furious.


    "I know I was wrong," Susanna whispered. Star''s instructions had been clear: act cute, apologize profusely...!


    Hearing Susanna''s pitiful, apologetic voice, Yvonne couldn''t help but think of Star. They were both the same—so meek after they''d already caused a disaster. Why couldn''t they think before they acted?


    "A littlete to be sorry now, isn''t it?" But there was a difference between Susanna and Ste. If Ste had beert the one on the phone acting all pitiful, Yvonne would''ve folded in a second. But now...


    "Don''t say another word. After this is all over, I''ll settle the score with you!"


    A score had to be settled. Hearing that, Susanna''s heart fluttered with anxiety.


    "How... how are you going to settle the score?"


    "You''re going to stand in the corner for a whole night, at least!"


    Susanna blinked. "Stand in the corner? Like a time-out?"


    "That''s me going easy on you, for Star''s sake."


    "I''ll stand for two nights," Susanna said without hesitation. If standing in a corner for a night would earn her Yvonne''s forgiveness, it was more than worth it. After all, Yvonne had done so much for her, and seeing her go to war with ck Gate on her behalf had made her feel terrible. What had she ever done to deserve such loyalty?


    "I''ll stand for three nights. I''ll stand every night," Susanna blurted out. She would do anything to make it right.


    Yvonne just shorted and hung up.


    Susanna stared at her phone, bewildered, then quickly called


    .n


    Ste When Ste heard that t


    Yvonne''s punishment was to make Susanna stand in a corner for a night, she let out a sigh of relief.


    "Okay, good. That means she''s forgiven you."