L stormed out of the room, her voice echoing down the hallway. "I can''t take another damn minute of this hellhole. If anyone wants to stick around this madhouse, be my guest."


    She had had enough of this suffocating ce and the chaos. Without another word, she spun on her heels and stormed out.


    Jaxon panicked, his voice rising in frustration. "Hey, hold it right there! Give me back my money!"


    "In your dreams!" L shot back, her voice dripping with defiance.


    Jaxon was left speechless, watching her go.


    L then headed to Urs''s room. As she entered, she saw the flicker of fear in Urs''s eyes. She was frail now, bruised from theirst encounter, and L knew she had the upper hand.


    With a smirk, L dismissed Urs''s act. "Cut the crap, no one''s here to see your little performance." Urs stammered, "Wha-what do you want now?"


    L waved her hand dismissively. "Rx. I''m here to let you know you won. I''m leaving."


    A glimmer of satisfaction shed in Urs''s eyes, but L caught it.


    "This shattered excuse of a family? You can have it. I couldn''t care less."


    With that, she turned to leave.


    But Urs called after her, "Wait. What about my brother''s money?"


    L turned back, a cynical smile ying on her lips. "Your brother? Don''t kid yourself. He''s Ste''s real brother. She didn''t want him, and you can have whatever leftovers you want.''


    "You-" Urs began, fury rising in her voice.


    L cut her off. "What? He has legal heirs, he''s got a son. What are you,


    anyway? You think I''d leave the


    money behind? Look at yourself."


    Swnoy


    Urs''s face turned pale with rage, ring daggers at L, wishing she could tear her apart.


    In the chaos, &loudia was frantic, trying to stop L from leaving with the child and money. But L was no pushover. She''d fought tooth and nail, and after two hours of yelling and cursing that would make a saiter blush, she walked out with both the money and the kid.


    The Larkin family was left in ruins.


    Cloudia was in Jaxon''s room, wailing. "What kind of woman did you get involved with?"


    Two hours of non-stop swearing! That woman had a mouth on her like no other, relentless and unforgiving.


    Jaxon was fuming, his head pounding from the confrontation. "That car crash... Did Urs do that to hurt Ste?"


    His question cut through Cloudia''s rant, freezing her in ce. She lowered her head, saying nothing.


    Jaxon put two and two together, his face falling. "So, what are you nning to do about it?"


    Ste was his sister, after all. And while Urs had been by his side for years, plotting against his own sister was something Jaxon couldn''t stomach.


    Cloudia, shaken by the question, could only tremble in silence.


    Jaxon pressed on, frowning. "What are you nning?"


    Cloudia''s voice was barely a whisper. "What can we do? We''ll wait until Urs gets better, then decide."


    Jaxon was incredulous. "Get better? With her current condition, how is that even possible?"


    And even if it were, they couldn''t afford the medical bills to make it happen.