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Chapter 9 Homewrecker

Author: Candy Cola
last update publish date: 2026-03-11 04:01:46

Hiram looked at his brother, Patrice, and replied, “I must investigate this matter thoroughly before we launch our strike, brothers. I don’t want to give Preston the satisfaction of claiming that we used the Cartwright family power to crush him.”

His brothers agreed, then Xabi bade them farewell, and he hung up the phone. A few minutes later, the brothers went to their bedrooms to sleep.

Preston remained in the car until six that morning, a night of seething anger finally giving way to a cold,
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