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ed, Julia's irritated voice

t answer my calls, you ignore my messages! Don't you care ab

ed out of Summe

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ut a cold,

squeeze more money out of the family with some sob story? You're just like the

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things like this w

e Stewart family'

out, she had gone by t

, Julia Chapman had given

a nurse named Yolanda Finley also

n born with a seriou

er husband, Quill Leonard, was a compulsive

p in poverty and sickness, Yoland

sition as a nurse, she had

nt, their fate

their treasured daughter, show

argaret, meant "

er Yolanda's roof, surrounded by c

argaret was in a car accident, that

had been

ret as their own, the Stewarts couldn'

the day she first set fo

to toe before her perfectly sculpt

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m. Is this how you present yourself to your elders? I suppose I shouldn't be surprised, co

y Stewart, had bee

is Margaret. I don't know who this s

had been calmer, but his w

my daughter. You and M

a smug cocktail of jealousy and satisfaction. Her eyes seemed to say,

oft, trembling voice, "Mom, Dad, since Summer is back,

en quick to

nda is the one to blame. You will always be

ranting, pulled Summe

before cutting her off, he

m not your daughter. M

ned pause, then

ther who raised you matters more than the one who gave birth t

rs of Summer's eyes, but h

t's just cut off all contact. It

trying to give me

g grew ragged, c

ed her eyes

the woman who, despite sharing her blood

et was mentioned,

knew Margaret wasn'

ived the life

illain was

the price for that crime, servi

erself to calm down. Tomorrow was an important

ng a grand gala, " she explained, her tone suddenly businesslike. "Your

known this

ily, Julia had never shown

esent Summer for having

ummer was dating Trevor Lar

ad become softer, more

idn't he

and I ar

ce sharpene

you throwing now? Do you have any idea what this family owes the Larsons? That

ardened int

best match you'll ever find. Wha

already owned several

ortfolio had jumped from ten to thirty locations, g

calm, her voic

Do you really think I'd stoop so low as

frow

rd about that so

it was entirely

a man like Trevor, Peyton wou

voice dripping w

Summer. Once you're married to Trevor, you can settle the score with Peyton however you want. B

ed on the phone, her

onger my concern. And I w

r! Are you lis

line was

at her phone

ctually hung

anger, took a steadying breat

ngs, a man's v

is is Summe

uddenly soft, a

iting for you to come and comfort her. If she upset you, I sincerely apologize on her behalf. Why don't you come to our