Gina gulped and asked tentatively, “A–Are you joking, sir?”


    Alfredo frowned. “Do I look like the type of person who jokes around?”


    “O–Of course not,” Gina replied.


    However, she was too afraid to tell the man that she chased Frank away and instead. stammered, “H–


    He just left… you might catch up if you go after him now?‘


    Alfredo turned and hurried away without dy at those words.


    On the other hand, Helen suddenly felt dizzy and would have almost dropped to the floor if Gina did not


    catch her.


    “Helen? Are you alright?” Gina asked worriedly.


    Helen was leaning in her arms even as she murmured softly, “Mom… I hate this so much…”


    It turned out that everything Frank said was real,


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    He was the one who was always there for her heaven knows how much he had been through just to


    get even for her sake.


    And yet, she only offered Frank those hurtful words…


    She felt a pang of guilt when she realized the truth, but she had no idea what to tell Frank now.


    She would actually rather he scold her… But would he even be willing to see her now?


    Nearby, Chris was left thoroughly humiliated,


    He was just boasting about how he helped the Lanes pacify the Szars, only for the Szars to


    expose his lies in record time.


    He was at a loss, unable to offer Helenfort, just as it was further awkward staying away…


    Gina was actually confused too.


    Why would Vi give in to Frank’s demands?


    Naturally, none of them knew what Frank had been through, when Peter stood up and said, What are


    you worried about, Helen? Frank is just Vicky’s boy toy–do you really think Vi apologized to you


    because Frank asked? It must be the Turnbulls who did the heavy lifting“!


    Gina immediately thought it made sense. “Exactly! I knew that brat wouldn’t amount to anything. The


    Turnbulls are the Szars‘ rivals anyway, and they might just be using helping Frank as an excuse.”


    Helen frowned. “That still means Frank asked for Vicky’s help for my sake.”


    Frank ending up further indebted to Vicky was thest thing she wanted to see!


    “Tch.” Cindy clicked her tongue, walking up to Chris just then. “Even if Frank didn’t ask, Mr. Steiner


    would have resolved this for us, right?”


    “Haha, of course! My people are already in ce, and we were going to make Vi apologize.”


    That was when Henry asked, “Why are you so sure that Frank is Vicky’s gigolo? Do you have


    evidence?”


    Helen flinched at those words.


    They had all presumed right away that Frank became Vicky’s boy toy because he used to be so


    worthless and somehow ended up with a powerful woman… when they had no evidence at all!


    “Tch.” Peter clicked his tongue, folding his arms in disdain. “Who needs evidence? The Turnbulls


    wouldn’t announce that they are harboring a gigolo, would they?”


    “That’s exactly right.” Gina snorted, rolling her eyes. “What is Frank Lawrence? Would Vicky be


    interested in him if he wasn’t her gigolo? He doesn’t have looks nor anything going for him. for that


    matter.”


    Henry stood with his hands sped behind his back and sighed. “Then did it ever cross your mind–if


    Frank is as worthless as you’d say, why would Vicky want anything to do with him?”


    “Oh…”


    The Lanes froze again, as that question had somehow never urred to them.


    Henry was shaking his head in disappointment ever as he turned to leave.


    Frank had not left Lane Manor for that long when Alfredo caught up with him in his car. “Mr. Lawrence,


    we had an agreement,” he said. “Shouldn’t you treat Ms. Szar now?”