this own han to fry. You canât always count
aved him off and wen in her way. She knew her grandpa had his own stuff to handle,
The only time she cashed in on her grandpaâs clout was to rescue Hannah.
tepped in, Steven would have come home to a corpse,
was ages ago, but it was still fresh in Comeliaâs mind. She kept thinking if only she had done a bit more, and if only she hadnât backed gossip, would Skyler still be alive?
e was no use crying over spilled milk.
nielaâs arm got wrenched out of its socket by Steven. She had a doctor pop it back in, but her rage was still boiling.
he hospital exit to their parked car was just a hop, skip, and a jump away, but she had already cussed Hannah out more than a hundred times.
Once in the car, she gave the woman in the driverâs seat a sour look. âI wasnât even in the car yet, and youâre already lounging around. You donât give a ratâs ass bout anyone else.â
his woman was the fake nurse who had visited Hannahâs hospital room. Her name was Florrie, a pal of Danielaâs since childhood, and always had Danielaâs back. omie said, âI didnât come to get you because I didnât want to blow my cover. Donât sweat it, weâll get back at that bitch soon enough.â
the mention of Hannah, Danielaâs rage flared up. âSteven actually dislocated my arm for that woman, Hannah, completely disregarding the dignity of the Dixon d Salazar families. Unless Hannah drops dead in front of me, Iâll never cool off.â
mie said, âDaniela, youâre too soft-hearted. You wanted me to quarrel with that woman, but I think itâs a waste of time dealing with Hannah like that. I think, let me t take her out with one strike. Steven cares about that woman so much, right? If she dies, letâs see if Steven will follow her to the grave.â
niela said, âYou think I donât want to end that womanâs life? You think I donât want to see Stevenâs pained expression?â
Tie said, âIf you also want to do that, why wonât you let me act on it?â
iela said, Thatâs Stevenâs turf. First off, you canât get a knife in there, and secondly, acting on his turf would definitely leave evidence. As long as he finds ence of me committing murder, he wonât let me off easily, and might even use the evidence to blackmail the Salazar family.â
ie scoffed, âHe blackmails the Salazar family? Your father and brother love you dearly; they might actually be threatened by Steven.â
ela chuckled. âYouâre wrong, itâs not what you think.â
e asked, âThen what is it?â
ela continued, âOver the years, Iâve been out doing whatever I want, and no matter how much of a ruckus I cause, my brother always cleans up after me ctly. But think about it, who have I pissed off? Isnât their background always inferior to the Salazar family? They canât even pose a threat to our family.â
: knew the score, but sometimes you had to play dumb. She pretended to ponder. âSeems like youâre right.â
a said, âIâm not a fool. I know what I can and canât do. I know who I can hang with and who I canât. Everything I do is within the control of my brother and the ir family. Once I step out of line, if it comes down to me or the Salazar Corporation, theyâd definitely choose the corporation.â
asked, âDaniela, what are you talking about? Letâs not even mention that this will never happen. Even if it did, your father and brother adore you, they would ely choose you.â
i let out a cold laugh. âAre you part of the Salazar family, or am I? Are you telling me you know my father and brother better than I do?â
and he
at the hand holding hers, her eyes involuntarily
Ming i
of dissatisfaction. She pulled away forcefully and rubbed he
demeanor just now made her feel a bit fearful, âNo matter how good my brother is to me, he could only stand by and w