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Chapter 48 Everyone Targeting Sloane
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“Ahem.” The Rivers family patriarch cleared his throat, looking troubled. “Marshall, it’s not that we don’t want to
help you-but when it comes to breaking the law, there's really nothing we can do.”
He gave a subtle nudge. “Didn’t you say the Hawthorne family is your in-law? Why not ask them for help?”
Marshall picked up on the hint, sighing helplessly. “It’s not like | don’t want to. But the Hawthorne family isn’t
somewhere | can just walk into.”
The matriarch cut in, “I heard Lucas sent someone over recently to bring Sloane back to the Hawthorne estate.”
Her tone was suggestive. “You may not be able to get in—but someone else can.”
The mention of that made Marshall furious. “I told Sloane to go see Lucas before | chere. That ungrateful
girl refused.”
The patriarch’s brows drew together, a flicker of displeasure passing through his eyes. “She refused? What is
wrong with her? Doesn't she know how serious this is? The Rivers family is on the brink of collapse and she’s still
being stubborn?”
“Marshall, that’s where your family messed up,” the matriarch said with a scoff. “If she were in my house, it
wouldn't be up to her. I'd tie her up and send her over if | had to.”
Marshall's eyes lit up at that. He was already running the numbers in his head, calculating whether it was
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The moment he saw the main branch was just dodging responsibility, he knew they weren't going to lift a finger
to help.
After he left, the matriarch crossed her arms. “We might as well use this to test the Hawthorne family’s stance. If
they don’t step in, that means they never cared about the engagement in the first place. And if that’s the case,
there's no reason for us to care either.”
It's just a side branch anyway. If it goes under, so be it.
Marshall returned from the main house empty-handed. Adrian had just gotten
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Chapter 48 Everyone Targeting Sloane
back from the police station too, where he’d gone to speak with Boone.
Seeing the looks on their faces, Helen's heart sank. Still clinging to hope, she asked, “They won't help?”
Marshall shook his head, his face somber. “They're afraid of getting dragged into it. They're doing everything
they can to steer clear-no way they're helping.”
Adrian frowned. “I spoke with Boone, and he finally toldthe truth. He really did hit that man.”
“What?” Helen's voice cracked. She felt like the sky had fallen. They'd all thought he was being framed. “Then
that video online...”
Adrian's face was tense as he
continued, “I only learned about the
video after leaving the@ation Blt
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surveillance at the time. He'd already
paid someone to take the fall. That
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“Then how is this even coming back up?” Helen collapsed onto the couch, completely lost. “Is someone targeting
Boone?”
But Marshall picked up on something more important. “If Boone already found someone to take the blame, then
we stick to that story. And the video didn’t even show Boone's face.”
“Right, right!" Helen clung to that like
a drowning woman grabbing a rope,
her eyes lit with fresh tiopeCAs I5hg
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Adrian thought she was being way
too optimistic, but he kept going. ‘I
already went over i tt BeoaelHe's
Herpavos pp, the car was
stolen, and he knows nothing about
the crash. We'll need to get in touch
with the guy who took the fall-make
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“You handle that,” Marshall said darkly. “If he dares say one wrong word, we've got plenty of ways to make sure
he never sees daylight again.”
Adrian nodded. “I know what to do, Dad.”
“And there’s something else | need you to take care of...” Marshall leaned over and whispered a few words into
Helen's ear.
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