Jade bellowed, "Don''t think that you Northstream Lanes can leave before you take responsibility for this


    mess! We''re handing you over to the Graves and the Lionhearts, so that they won''t believe that we''re


    on your side... No, from this day forth, the Northstream Lanes and Southstream Lanes have nothing to


    do with each other!"


    "What?!"


    Thunderstruck, Gina almost copsed!


    Even Cindy''s face fell, but she hurried to Jade with an apologetic smile. "Please, Aunt Jade. We''re


    family aren''t we? There''s no need to go that far, is there?"


    "Hah!" Jade sneered at Cindy right then. "Did you just say we''re family, Cindy? Is there no bottom that


    you wouldn''t sink to? You''re only family with Gina. How are you rted to me? Also, I refuse to have


    anything to do with someone who''d steal a bride''s jewelry on her wedding day!"


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    There was no news like bad news—Jade''s outburst left Cindy''s face falling.


    She did not think news of her stealing Helen''s bridal jewelry had already spread. Was there any ce


    she could show her face from now on?!


    Gina came to her senses as well and dropped to her knees with a loud thud as she started to kowtow


    at Jade. "Please, Jade. I''m begging you! Cindy may not be family to you, but I am! Just let us go, and


    we''ll repay your favor once we achieve sess abroad! Please!"


    Though she kowtowed audibly twice, reality was a cruel mistress as her pleas proved futile even


    though she abandoned all her pride.


    Jade was simply impervious, rolling her eyes as she sneered. "Oh, Gina. Why don''t you just die at this


    point? You''ve caused the death of your own husband, and even your daughter is now disowning you!"


    "To be honest, we Southstream Lanes were actually eager for your daughter to marry Chaz Graves


    and secure an alliance with the Lionhearts. but what came of it? Forget Helen getting cold feet at the


    altar as all of Southstream watched—she even had to insult the Graves and the Lionhearts, offending


    every person within reach."


    Shaking her head in disappointment, Jade continued, "Do you think we Southstream Lanes would want


    anything to do with you at this point? Is it our fault for turning you away? You''re so ipetent that you


    couldn''t even catch the winning lottery ticket dropping on yourp, and you had to insult the person


    who dropped it!" "There''s just no saving any of you at this level of stupidity. You can''t me us for


    doing the right thing and disavowing everyst one of you Northstream Lanes. So, while the Graves


    and the Lionhearts are dealing with Frank and Helen, we Southstream Lanes would assist them by


    dealing with you!"


    At those words, Jade snapped coolly at her bodyguards, "Go! You have nothing to worry about—break


    their limbs if they resist!"


    "Yes, ma''am!"


    Watching desperately as the bodyguards approached, Cindy snapped, "Jade, you ungrateful bitch!


    Don''t you remember who saved your daughter?!"


    Luna snorted nearby. "Chaz was the one who brought in that healer. What does that have to do with


    you?"


    "Please, Jade! We can talk about this!" Gina pleaded on top of her lungs. "I didn''t want this to happen!


    It''s all because of Frank—he bewitched my daughter! You should be going after him!"


    "Oh, I''m not worried. The Graves and the Lionhearts have him cornered, and I''m sure he''s dead by


    now." Jade snorted, pointing at Gina and Cindy as she snapped, "And right now, my job is to bring in


    both of you when the Graves and the Lionheartse on our doorstep, to prove that our hands are


    clean! Get them!"


    The burly bodyguards went all out at Jade''s orders right then!