“Or was the divorce just your excuse to fool me?”
Kelly’s eyes <b>shed </b>with anger. “What would I possibly gain by lying to you?”
“You know the answer,” he shot back, voice <b>cold</b>. “Come on, Kelly, don’t pretend you’re innocent. We’re both experts at ying the game. You’ve always wanted Patricia gone–I’ve known it from the start. Theo marrying someone with a disability was humiliating for us, but he felt indebted to her. The only
to wipe this stain from Theo’s life is for Patricia to disappear for <b>good</b>.”
And it couldn’t be traced back to the Newton family. Not if they wanted to keep their hands clean.
Kelly’s lips curled up, just a little. Even if he was right, she’d never admit it. “That’s just your theory. Nothing more.”
After leaving Tina, Kelly dialed Nina.
They chatted for a few minutes before Kelly casually asked about Joseph’s condition.
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She arrived at the hospital carrying some fruit, just as Ben and the others were gone.
Outside the room, Joseph’s furious voice rang out, wild and raw. “I’m going to make Patricia pay for this! She won’t get away with it!”
Kelly waited in the doorway, letting his anger burn out before she slipped inside.
A nurse was packing up supplies, and Joseph, drenched in sweat, was slumped against the bed, clearly just finished with a bandage change.
*Joseph, I came to check on you,” she said gently.
He stiffened, shifting ufortably. “Ms. Phipps.” There <b>was </b>a flicker of guilt in his eyes–he must have worried she’d overheard his outburst.
“I had a hard time finding your room,” Kelly said, her tone casual. “How are you holding up? What did the doctor say?”
At that, Joseph rxed a little. So she hadn’t heard.
“The doctor says it’ll take three or four years for my hand to fully heal,” he muttered.
Kelly’s eyes narrowed. “Patricia really is vicious. She’s already struggling herself, but she has to drag others down with her. Having someone like her in the Phipps family is a disgrace.”
Joseph’s jaw tightened. “Ms. Phipps, Patricia never deserved Theo. He’s amazing–he should be with someone better, not tangled up with someone like her.”
Kelly let out a sigh. “Don’t worry, they’re already divorced. For now, we’re just keeping it under wraps for thepany.”
“What?” Joseph looked stunned.
Theo always said he’d never get divorced. Was it really over, just like that?
“Focus on your recovery,” Kelly said quietly. “There’s plenty of time to get even.”
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As she left the hospital, Kelly made a <b>quick </b>call, instructing someone to add Joseph’s license te to the security system at the estate before she returned home.
Once everything was settled, she finally headed inside.
“Theo’s not in Riverdale?” In the quiet tea room, Patricia stood at the table, the scent of fresh ink drifting through the
open do
Jackson nced at her hands–slender, nails neatly trimmed, no jewelry at all. Her pale wrist moved smoothly as she readied her brush.
“He went to Toronto to pick someone up,” Jackson said.
“Let me guess. Ruby?”
He nodded. “Yep. He’s chasing after her again. When he was married, he kept it lowkey. But now? He doesn’t have to hold back.”
Patricia spread out a piece of rice paper, dipped her brush in ink, and, with a few fluid strokes, wrote Ruby’s name right across the page.
h was out of the way. Now it was the Martin family’s turn.
Joseph
No one was going to take what belonged to her, not without a fight.
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once.
“Find out when they’re flying back and send the info to Nina. Tell her if she doesn’t step up, going to end up with someone else.”
Let them fight amongst themselves.
Theo’s
She was going to force Theo to announce their divorce to the entire country. On live TV, if that’s what
it took.
No one was going to pin the Newton family’s disgrace on her–not ever.