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    Tracy gently caressed Franklin’s palm, her voice soft with affection and dependence. “Then just live for a long time. Grandpa. Stay with me. Otherwise, if someone bullies me, who’s going to stand up for me?”


    Of course, he wished he could.


    He wanted to see her get married, to see her have kids, to see her live a happy life. But reality was harsh.


    His body wouldn’t hold up that long.


    He couldn’t let the granddaughter he’d cherished like a jewel all these years end up trampled and mistreated once he was gone. He had to carve out a safety for her before it was toote.


    A sharp light flickered in his tired cloudy eyes.


    Tracy didn’t notice. After reassuring him, she tucked him into bed and watched him drift into a deep sleep


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    Neither of them realized that just beyond the half-closed door, someone stood with a phone raised, snapping pictures and recording video.


    The moment Erin saw Tracy helping Franklin upstairs alone, she knew there’d be something worth catching. She hadn’t expected the footage to turn out this good.


    “Erin, what are you doing?”


    Liam’s voice came from behind her, startling her so badly she almost dropped the phone.


    She fumbled to shut it off and shoved it behind her back, forcing a flustered smile as she turned toward him.


    “I-I just wanted to help out, but Grandpa’s already asleep, so … I didn’t want to disturb him.”


    Liam didn’t think twice.


    To him, Erin had always been kind. She’d even said earlier she wanted to apologize to Tracy, and he’d followed because he worried Tracy might snap at her.


    But hadn’t he just seen her holding her phone up to the crack in the door? What the hell was that about? Before he could ask, the door opened from inside.


    Tracy stood there, expression t as stone. She looked at them both, then closed the door gently before turning on Erin, her voice cold.


    “Grandpa will be staying here for a while. Don’t bother him unless you have a real reason.”


    Franklin had insisted on staying at the Jackman Vi. His health made moving dangerous, and he wanted to stand visibly at Tracy’s side in front of the family. No matter how much she tried to refuse, he wouldn’t budge.


    It was the second time Tracy had spoken to Erin with that sharp edge in her voice.


    The first had been on Franklin’s birthday. The news about Walter had left him so furious he’d copsed


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    Erin clearly remembered that moment too-how Tracy had grabbed her, the look in her eyes. Her jaw tightened, teeth grinding hard enough she almost cracked one.


    If Tracy cared that much about Franklin, then wouldn’t it be sweet if he died because of her? Wouldn’t Tracypletely lose her mind?


    The thought alone sent a dark thrill rushing through her, blood humming with anticipation. She ducked her head quickly to hide her emotions.


    But Liam had taken it all in. He interpreted it as another evidence of Tracy bullying Erin.


    He immediately stepped in front of Erin, his face twisted with anger. “Tracy, you—”


    But then her eyes met his. And suddenly, his throat locked like an invisible hand had wrapped around it.


    Ever since he’d learned Tracy hadn’t used a dime of family money all these years, he couldn’t stop reying the past. Slowly, painfully, it started to make sense-why she always seemed to be peting” with Erin.


    The new clothes. The food she liked. The chance to travel with the family. Even schoolpetitions.


    Maybe Tracy wasn’t taking things from Erin. Maybe she was just iming for what should’ve been hers all along.


    It was the Jackman family who had decided Erin deserved everything, who told themselves Tracy should have nothing. And the moment Tracy had anything like Erin’s, they’d branded her a thief.


    The guilt hit him so hard he couldn’t even meet her eyes. His chest felt tight with regret.


    Erin had been waiting for him to back her up, to yell at Tracy, to prove she was the victim. But when she looked up, all she saw was Liam’s guilty expression. She almost choked on her rage.


    What is this idiot thinking now?


    Her nails dug into her palms as she barely resisted the urge to p him across the face.


    Instead, she shot Tracy a look full of venom, then nced at the closed door behind her.


    She was ready. Everything was falling into ce. And she would make sure Tracy and Franklin paid the price.


    Meanwhile, Franklin stayed in the Franklin Vi, which meant Tracy stayed there, too.


    Ever since that disastrous dinner, Daphne had been dropping Chris’s name every chance she got, making it clear she wanted to set Tracy up with him.


    Tracy didn’t react. It was like she didn’t understand the underlying message.


    Even when Daphne finally spelled it out that she should start dating Chris, Tracy’s voice was calm, almost t when she said, “If you think he’s so great, maybe Erin should date him, Mrs. Jackman.”


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    Daphne’s face turned red with fury. In the end, it took Erin’s soft cooing and gentlefort to calm her down. But instead of letting it go, Daphne stormed off straight to Franklin’s room, ready to stir up trouble there.


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