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