Loretta’s expression turned grave. “Suzanne, aren’t you interfering a bit too much? Our affairs. have


    nothing to do with you. And please, take your friend and move out right now.”


    M was stunned.


    Loretta sat in a graceful posture and spoke deliberately, “Back then, I was afraid that you would bother


    Nate at Sudvi. That’s why I agreed to let you stay at our ce.


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    “You can no longer be with Nate now that he has agreed to marry Sally. I don’t care where you go, but


    you must leave Hoffis Manor.”


    M forced a smile and replied calmly, “I’ll leave, but not now.”


    “I have let you stay here for ten days. I’ve reached my limit, and it’s not up to you to decide. Leave


    today, or my men will show you the door and take you to the police,” Loretta warned.


    Phoebe turned to M and said, “M, let’s get out of here.”


    M’s eyes bored into Loretta’s. She couldn’t bring herself to hate her. Loretta was her grandmother,


    after all.


    M was already at the end of her rope with Sally and Oliver, but Loretta was still adding fuel to the fire.


    There would be no one to protect Zach and Loretta if M and Phoebe left Hoffis Manor. M remained


    worried even with Nathan’s men around.


    “I’m not leaving,” M emphasized each word.


    Sally couldn’t contain her anger and got to her feet. “Are you out of your mind?”


    “Nathan should have been my husband. Now that I’ve handed him over to you, harm in me staying


    here a little longer?” M argued.


    what’s the


    Loretta took a stack of checks out of her bag. She slowly filled in the amounts and signed them before


    handing them to M.


    “This will buy you a nice vi, and you’ll have no worries for the rest of your life.”


    M didn’t ept the check. She felt hurt that Loretta had tried to pay her off again.


    She didn’t think Nathan would marry Sally for the sake of wealth. She knew that Nathan’s marriage to


    Sally would be a way of cutting Oliver out of the inheritance. This would make Oliver think twice before


    hurting Zach and Loretta.


    M leaned close to Phoebe’s ear and whispered, “Phoebe, stay here and watch over my grandpa. I’ll


    be back soon.”


    “Okay,” Phoebe answered quietly.


    M left without another thought.


    “she’s gone, why aren’t vou


    leaving?” Loretta questioned.


    Phoebe smiled thinly and replied in a sweet tone, “Madam Hoffis, I’m going back to my room for now.


    I’ll let you know when I’m ready to leave.”


    She then went up the stairs.


    Sally pointed at Phoebe with a displeased expression. “Grandma, what’s wrong with her?”


    Loretta frowned. She seemed lost in thought.


    After leaving Hoffis Manor, M hailed a taxi. The night sky was pitch ck. Vehicles whizzed by under


    the bright neon lights of the busy avenue.


    It had been eight days since thest time she had seen Nathan, when he had fallen ill at Hoffis


    Manor.


    M called Nathan’s number. He answered right away as if he had expected her to call him that night.


    “Wanda.”


    “Nate, where


    are ded tender and seductive.


    “Nate, where are you? I want to see you tonight.”