g their shouted questions, her head down. She reached her s
y hissed, grabbing her a
s wrist, her grip surprisingly strong. "Don't you dare talk to me like that! I'm here
ng lie. Her father's accid
, her voice flat and dead. "Ho
y whispered, her eyes gleaming with
ound. "I don't have a hundred doll
'm not
strode out, her face like a thundercloud. She waved a dis
porters away. Francis's cold, u
piece of trailer trash to my home to extort money.
ed, her voice desperate. "I jus
ed sobbing again. "She's lying! Hayley told
orrified. The betrayal was so swif
Aston Martin and stormed out of the car, his face a mask of pure revulsi
led. "I knew you wouldn't be satisfied. I
's not what
ribbled something out. He tore the check from the book and threw it on the grave
s a replay of the scene at the courthouse, another
g his eyes. "I don't
ight. Then stay here a
ambled for the check. She snatched it from the
, grabbing Cory's arm. She nodde
p. Francis took it, tore it into tiny pieces, and
Cory off the property. "You'll regret this
lent. It was just Hay
y were face to face. Then, with a sharp, crac
Hayley's head to the side. Her
enomous. "Just like your mother. Always trying to
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