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    Alec’s voice rasped in broken bursts. “You… hurt… me… I’ll… make… Brenna…e…”


    Even with his words mangled, Ruby caught his meaning. Her lips curled in disgust as she shot back, “Did it slip your mind that she mmed the door in our faces when we begged her for help after the bankruptcy? Yet, you are still putting your hope on her? If she cared, she’d be here by now.”


    Then, she thought of something. She snatched the phone again, noticing the call hadn’t gone through, and swiped through the log. The evidence was there—he’d tried over a dozen times, each one ignored.


    “Ha! What did I tell you? Pathetic. You’ve forgotten how you treated her before, haven’t you? Don’t think that she wille to help you. That’s not happening. For all you know, she might be the reason you’re lying here now!”


    Alec’s cheeks flushed with rage as he jabbed a trembling finger at her. “You… You’ll pay… She… won’t… let you… get away…”


    Ruby only smiled, nting her hands on her hips. “Oh, please. If she wanted to get rid of me, I’d already be gone. Look at me—I’m still standing right here.” Tired of the same curses spilling from him, she shoved the phone into his face. “Go on then. Continue to call her. Let’s see if she picks up.”


    Earlier, Ruby had tried reaching Mack on her way back, but he hadn’t picked up. Isabe, on the other hand, had picked up her call and told her she had rented a ce of her own, wouldn’t being home, and expected Ruby to take care of Alec herself.


    That was the end of the conversation.


    By the time Ruby ended the call, anger burned in her chest. When she needed Isabe’s help, she had run off.


    She had raised two ungrateful children!


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    Fueled by fury, Ruby snatched up whatevery within reach and struck Alec again and again, just like how he had onceshed out at Brenna.


    Agonized cries tore from Alec’s throat, yet no one came to his rescue. Angry red welts bloomed across his face and arms where her blows hadnded.


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    “This is on you! If you hadn’t trapped Brenna at home, forcing her to work for you instead of going to school, if you hadn’t beaten her down every chance you got, we wouldn’t be here now! You brought this on us! The Harper family ruined us because of you!”


    “Help… someone… Help…” Alec gasped.


    Exhausted from hitting him, Ruby finally sat down to rest.


    Later that evening, Thiago arrived home to find Ellie and Patrick curled up on the couch, the television flickering with bright cartoon colors. From the kitchen drifted the scent of dinner as the chef busied himself.


    Patrick ran over and wrapped his arms around Thiago. “Dad! Did you bring me something fun today?”


    A grin spread across Thiago’s face as he ced a box on the floor with a soft thump. “Your godmother just invented a new robot dog. I got you one—you can y with it.”


    With a squeal of excitement, Patrick left to unpack the box.


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