Ch. 1021..1030

The Girlboss Begs For Remarriage Chapter 1021-Frank wasted no tin contacting Glen to save tand cook more herbal bath extract.

Glen had certainly seen the pretend state of affairs, and that there was no chance of reconciliation between his family and the Lionhearts. As such, he was now completely on Frank's side for Vicky's bridegroom, not Titus.

In fact, he did not hesitate to deliver copious amounts of natural treasures from his vaults, and there was no shortage of century old herbs.

Even Frank was impressed-the Turnbulls were really rich as expected.

When he was in Riverton before, he had to spend ages just to find even one, but Glen had them in scores.

However, though Loggins Apothecary were also sending much of their herbs to help Frank as well, what they could give still fell short compared to the Hale Marrow that he had acquired by chance at an auction.

Still, it was enough for the tbeing.

That night, Frank got on a private jet provided by Glen and returned to Skywater Bay with Vicky, Helen, Nash, and Kat. After greeting Carol Zims and Winter Lawrence, he returned to his room and began to refine new herbal bath extract.

Winter had been thrilled to see Frank chand was going to throw a party for him.

However, she had no choice but to shrug and give up, seeing that everyone was busy.

"So they're all busy because someone destroyed the farm resort?" Winter asked at the dinner table, staring at Frank's empty seat.

It was only thanks to Vicky that they realized why Frank and Helen went to work as soon as they got back.

"What's wrong with these people? They can't bear to see others succeed or something?" Carol sighed.

Then, she slid more food onto Kat's plate while patting her back affectionately so that the girl.

stop wolfing down her foot belongs to englishS "I'm full!" Kat soon exclaimed, wiping her mouth and dashing toward Frank's room.

Banging on his door, she shouted, "I need to talk to you, Master Lawrence!"

Frank had no choice but to answer the door and frowned at her. "I'm busy. If you have nothing important—" "I do." Kat pouted, rolling up her sleeve and holding out her hand at him. "Do it." "What?" Frank had no idea what she was up to.

"Take my blood!" Kat gaped. "Wait, my dad never told you?" "Tellwhat?" Her strange behavior left Frank at a loss-Nash never told him a thing.

"Urgh, that paranoid geezer." Kat pouted again. "Fine, I'll tell you since he won'tmy mother was the el sacred maiden of Hundre Bane swn Sect." Content belongs to Św"The sacred maiden of Hundred Bane Sect?!" Frank's heart skipped a beat How did she know about them?! Kat did not notice his reaction, however, and instead calmly continued, "To be precise, she ran away. In short, that treasure my father mentioned before-the one my mother left-was actually me." "You?" Frank did a double take.

"Yep." Kat nodded nonchalantly.

The Girlboss Begs For Remarriage Chapter 1022-Kat continued nonchalantly, "I don't really get it, but my mom is the catalyst for their incubation technique. My blood, which is basically my mother's heirloom, has that incubation effect for medicinal herbs.

Honestly, | wouldn't have known because my father's so overprotective, but I'm also not sure if it'd work since he's the one who toldthat."

Frank realized with a start after Kat's quick summary—so that was why Nash had been so careful with Kat, and why she had a seal in her body.

Still, he shook his head. "I know what you're getting at, but | have enough herbs for now, don't worry—"

Before he could finish, Kat had picked up a knife and pricked her finger, drawing scarlet blood.

"What…"

Her determined visage left Frank sighing. "You're such a brat…"

"Oh, quit overextending," Kat said solemnly. "I heard from Vicky that you have the herbs, but they're not old enough to be as effective as before. And you know it's not easy to get older herbs. Moreover, |

have to pay you back a little after you helpedout so much when you were in Morhen. Don't you agree?"

Seeing that she was serious, Frank had no choice but to accept her offer and gather her blood in a vial.

And he really had been overextending as Kat had said—even though he refined the medicinal herbs he obtained from the Turnbulls and the Loggins into a small, viscous bottle of herbal bath extract, he had the feeling that it was lacking.

Without a natural wonder like the Hale Marrow, the herbal bath extract was effective, but not as apparent as before.

And if it was not apparent, would the rich and powerful of Riverton be willing to part with their money just to try it? What was the point of his farm resort at all?

After a long while of thinking, Frank eventually drew a small speck of Kat's blood and flicked it into the green extract.

Frank could sense that something was special about Kat's blood too. It carried a special sweet scent, though he had no idea about the specific attributes—it was red like any other person's blood.

However, he was also aware of Hundred Bane Sect's incubation technique, and he was willing to test out the theory.

He just had to refine the herbal bath extract again if he failed—it would not take that much effort, though it would be costly when it cto ingredients. Even so, Frank had enough centennial herbs for now.

Nonetheless, the pale green extract in the bottle started bubbling, its hue turning into dark green.

As the reaction subsided, Frank took a sniff and exclaimed in shock, "What?!"

He remembered the ingredients he had refined into this extract: ginseng, snow lotus, dragonroot, and the likes… each of which were hundred years old.

The Girlboss Begs For Remarriage Chapter 1023-However, Frank had only inserted a drop of Kat's blood, and the sedimentation improved by leaps and bounds.

Suddenly, it was as if the ingredients he used were over 500 years old. The medicinal value of the herbal bath extract was actually on par with the herbal extract he refined from the Hale Marrow before.

In fact, even Frank's abilities could improve if he drank this extract, which would further condense his pure vigor! "Shit…" Frank froze, unable to calm down for a long while.

Kat's blood was frighteningly effective… She was a walking, talking panacea spirit! It was not surprising now that Nash was so protective over Kat… even

from Frank himself.

And if Hundred Bane Sect were to find out about Kat, it would be all over for her, as they would hold her captive and bleed her like livestock.

Either way, Frank was relieved-with the vial of Kat's blood, he could both refine the herbal extract again while improving his abilities.

And with the pressing issue resolved, he could finally turn his attention to dealing with the culprits of this entire incident.

The formal opening ceremony of the farm resort was in a couple of days, and he was sure that certain individuals were eager to see him mess up.

His fingers tightening around the bottle of dark green extract, he sneered-he was not about to let this go just yet! The Southstream Lanes were having a family dinner.

Gavin Lane remained impassive as he sat beside his father Mark. Helen was seated on Mark's other side, appearing fatigued but still dressed formally.

A middle-aged man sat on Gavin's other side, and he was so rotund his suit buttons were barely holding While he resembled Gavin, his cheeks were pudgy too and he was busy toasting another middle-aged man sitting on his side.

Eventually, Gavin banged his knuckle on the table and glared at his rotund second brother. "What's the deal with the farm resort, Clark?!" Clark Lane did a double take but snorted in disdain, "I told you, Gavin. I don't know anything."

"Exactly," the middle-aged man who was exchanging pleasantries with Clark earlier chimed in. "It's a day of celebration-quit mentioning such nasty stuff."

Naturally, the middle-aged man was Clark and Gavin's other younger brother, Gable Lane.

In fact, as they were all sitting together and enjoying themselves with the rest of the Southstream Lanes, only Mark and Gavin appeared upset.

"You pricks!" Mark abruptly flung his fork away and pointed between Clark and Gable. "You did it, didn't you?! I know it is even if you refuse to admit it!" Clark appeared wounded. "Why do you keep insisting it was us, Dad?" "Exactly,"

Gable grumbled too. "You keep snapping at us when we just got back. We didn't do a thing!" Even Fleur tang could not help complaining, "Why would you snap at the boys as soon as they chome? They're the ones you have to rely on after you retire.

The Girlboss Begs For Remarriage Chapter 1024-Even Fleur Lang could not help complaining, "Why would you snap at the boys as soon as they chome? They're the ones you have to rely on after you retire."

"Hah! Rely on them?!" Mark snapped tempestuously. "I'd rather pick up a stray!

How much money have | given these two pricks?

They promised to accomplish something, and not only did they fail, but they only got worse!"

"That's too much, Dad," Clark retorted, frowning.

"Too much?!" Mark laughed despite himself, and slammed his palm forcefully on the table. "Fine, then where are the 500 million dollars | gave you each for investment? Con—tellwhatever you've done over the years. I'll curse my own ignorance if you can giveanything, how about that?!"

Both Clark and Gable hung their heads right then, too embarrassed to respond.

After all, they had wasted the millions their father gave them, and therefore had to chome.

And seeing that they were silent, Mark snorted. "See? Nothing. And you still have the cheek to talk back to me?!"

"Even so, you shouldn't let sgirlie walk all over us!" Gable snapped, shooting a glare of indignation at the silent Helen.

"Exactly," Clark agreed. "And didn't you and your Uncle Henry have a big fight?

Why are you bringing his family back to our fold?

Letting swoman beca candidate for the head of the Lane family… I'm embarrassed for you, even if you don't feel that way."

Even though Clark spoke the last part under his breath, Mark heard him anyway and bellowed, "What's the problem?! At least she's better than either of you, building a two billion dollar company out of nothing in just three years! Can either of you say the same?!"

Mark's flattery left Helen scratching her nose awkwardly.

While her policies as CEO worked, Frank's support was the chief reason for Lane Holdings' groundbreaking success. Without him, her company would be at best stuck at a humble scale even if it would not fall apart, and it certainly would not grow to two billion dollars in value, gaining fin Riverton.

Nonetheless, Clark turned toward Gable, both of them sharing a sleazy smile.

"Hmph. | wonder who she owes that success too?

Successful women always have sspecial options, don't you agree?"

Everyone present understood what he was getting at, and even Helen was frowning.

"That's exactly what | was saying," Luna Lane chortled. "She's only successful because of her pretty face, and she'd be nothing without it."

Gavin shot her a glare and slammed his hand on the table. "Shut up!"

"Why? Am | wrong?" Luna retorted, feeling confident with her mother Jade Zahn at her side even as she kept throwing shade at Helen. "Who kn

Even Fleur Lang could not help complaining, "Why would you snap at the boys as soon as they chome? They're the ones you have to rely on after you retire."

"Hah! Rely on them?!" Mark snapped tempestuously. "I'd rather pick up a stray!

How much money have | given these two pricks?

They promised to accomplish something, and not only did they fail, but they only got worse!"

"That's too much, Dad," Clark retorted, frowning.

"Too much?!" Mark laughed despite himself, and slammed his palm forcefully on the table. "Fine, then where are the 500 million dollars | gave you each for investment? Con—tellwhatever you've done over the years. I'll curse my own ignorance if you can giveanything, how about that?!"

Both Clark and Gable hung their heads right then, too embarrassed to respond.

After all, they had wasted the millions their father gave them, and therefore had to chome.

And seeing that they were silent, Mark snorted. "See? Nothing. And you still have the cheek to talk back to me?!"

"Even so, you shouldn't let sgirlie walk all over us!" Gable snapped, shooting a glare of indignation at the silent Helen.

"Exactly," Clark agreed. "And didn't you and your Uncle Henry have a big fight?

Why are you bringing his family back to our fold?

Letting swoman beca candidate for the head of the Lane family… I'm embarrassed for you, even if you don't feel that way."

Even though Clark spoke the last part under his breath, Mark heard him anyway and bellowed, "What's the problem?! At least she's better than either of you, building a two billion dollar company out of nothing in just three years! Can either of you say the same?!"

Mark's flattery left Helen scratching her nose awkwardly.

While her policies as CEO worked, Frank's support was the chief reason for Lane Holdings' groundbreaking success. Without him, her company would be at best stuck at a humble scale even if it would not fall apart, and it certainly would not grow to two billion dollars in value, gaining fin Riverton.

Nonetheless, Clark turned toward Gable, both of them sharing a sleazy smile.

"Hmph. | wonder who she owes that success too?

Successful women always have sspecial options, don't you agree?"

Everyone present understood what he was getting at, and even Helen was frowning.

"That's exactly what | was saying," Luna Lane chortled. "She's only successful because of her pretty face, and she'd be nothing without it."

Gavin shot her a glare and slammed his hand on the table. "Shut up!"

"Why? Am | wrong?" Luna retorted, feeling confident with her mother Jade Zahn at her side even as she kept throwing shade at Helen. "Who knows what the pretty CEO of Lane Holdings is really like in private? She might have already caught something incurable in her crotch!"

"Haha!" Gable gave her a big thumbs up right then. "That's my niece for you— she's a better judge of character! Tut, tut… Even if the title of CEO sounds intimidating, anyone can tell that it's just for show!"

"And she'd have nothing when she's older," Clark added sarcastically.

ows what the pretty CEO of Lane Holdings is really like in private? She might have already caught something incurable in her crotch!"

"Haha!" Gable gave her a big thumbs up right then. "That's my niece for you— she's a better judge of character! Tut, tut… Even if the title of CEO sounds intimidating, anyone can tell that it's just for show!"

"And she'd have nothing when she's older," Clark added sarcastically.

The Girlboss Begs For Remarriage Chapter 1025-As the vibes at the dinner soured, Mark was about to start shouting when Helen rose to her feet.

Holding her wine glass between her fingers, her eyes were staunch and determined as she spoke, "Dear uncles-I can understand how you can doubt the success of others. After all, both of you are incompetent, and you're convinced that everyone else is no different. I'm not afraid of admitting that I owe much of my success to my husband Frank Lawrence, but even then, I wouldn't give up the way either of you had." Both Clark and Gable scowled even as Helen continued to disparage them. "I mean, losing all of granduncle's money and then coming hacting like you still own the place? I'm a woman, but at least I know shand acknowledge my own shortcomings instead of resorting to cheap insults or personal attacks." Then, turning toward Luna, she smiled faintly. "As for you,

should I tell everyone about the inspection at Morhen and the friend you met online, who supposedly owned a construction company?" Her clear threat left Luna hanging her head fearfully. She certainly did not want her grandfather to find out, or the candidacy as the next head of the Lane family her grandmother fought so hard to get for her would go up in smoke.

"At least you know your place, so I'll spare you for now." Seeing that Luna was silent, Helen nodded before turning back to Clark and Gable with a glare of contempt. "Dear uncles, I know that both of you have beef with me, even destroying the farm resort just to get back at me. However, lettell you this-such cheap tricks won't stop me. If anything, it makescare even less about either of you." "I wouldn't have cat all if not for Granduncle's invitation, because it embarassesto share a table with either of you. If anything, Granduncle was right… You're both pricks." With that, Helen chugged her glass and strode off proudly.

Clark was glaring at her even as she disappeared from the doorway, his face contorting as his rage burgeoned.

"Fuck!" he bellowed as he crushed the wine glass he was holding.

Gable was glowering too, the gears in his mind turning.

He was the one who had arranged for their goons to burn down the farm resort, after all-he was the brains to Clark's brawn, and be was really good at scheming. S Mark snorted just then and clapped his hand on the table. "Helen's right-the farm was my life's work but you pricks had to burn it down out of petty jealousy! Try something like this again, and I'll kill you both myself!" With that, he stood up and started to leave with the help of a servant.

"Dad, I…" Clark began.

"Don't callthat!" Mark bellowed at him efore he could say more et him silent and awkwardly hanging his head.

to englisht belongs SW However, the rage in Clark's eyes never faded as he growled through his teeth, "Helen Lane… You asked for this…" On the other hand, Gable was silent as he quietly hid in a corner, hatching a plan.

After the dinner, Luna was taking a stroll in the gardens when she ran into her uncles having a chat.

The Girlboss Begs For Remarriage Chapter 1026-Neither Clark nor Gable avoided Luna when they saw her.

In fact, Gable actually approached her and asked, "You can't stand Helen too, can you?" Luna was taken aback for a moment but was soon glowering. "Yeah."

Helen had always held herself head and shoulders above her, and her patience was more than used up as she remembered how pompous Helen had been tonight.

All she wanted was an opportunity to express it! Clark and Gable traded glances in turn and saw the delight in each other's eyes.

You cannot always get what you want, but if you try, sometimes you get what you need! They had just been discussing what they were going to do about

Helen, but they were missing a key part-something or someone they could use to catch Helen off guard.

As long as Helen 'vanished', the brothers would ultimately take ownership over the farm.

They had certainly been coveting it for a while, and they hated their father for denying them all this while.

If that geezer would just give them that piece of land, they would use the capital he gave them to establish an entire industrial zone. At the very least, they would not fall into their current sorry states! That was why they were furious when they returned. They were going to ask their father for more money and that farmland, only to learn that he had given that land to Helen… and for sm resort! iel It was rightfully theirs, but their father would rather give it to some… nobody! That was why they had called in their old thug friends, catching Trevor Zurich off guard to vandalize the farm resort.

They broke what they could and burnt what they could not break, inflicting devastating losses upon the farm.

Naturally, they did not care-as long as Helen's farm resort failed to take off, the farmland would be theirs eventually.

Nonetheless, their spite for Helen only grew as Madam Lang told them. that Helen was offered the candidacy as the next head of the Lane family. At that point, they wanted her to disappear and be done with it! Back at the present, Gable pursed his lips in worry as he asked Luna, "Are you willing to let soutsider becthe next head of our family? And a woman at that?" "That's right!" Clark goaded. "If we let Helen Lane lead, we will all suffer and you're no exception-just look at the way she treated us today and how arrogant she was behaving!"

Luna, who already hated Helen to the bone, nodded worriedly. "Yeah. It'll be over forif she becomes head of the family. We'll suffer from anything we do from now on." Then, her tone changed sharply. "Do you have any way to stop her?"

"Of course!" Gable grinned, his eyes flashing coldly. "Do you have any way to call her out alone, ideally without anyone else knowing? We can make her disappear if possible!"

The Girlboss Begs For Remarriage Chapter 1027-Gable kept goading. "Listen, Luna. Even if your Uncle Clark and I can't becthe head of the family, having you take leadership is still much better than letting Helen do it!" "Exactly! You have the candidacy as the next head of the Lane family too, and you have Madam Lang's support. You're certainly more than a match for Helen, and if she disappears on top of that…" Clark trailed off, his eyes narrowing with a knowing smile. "Then I'll be the head of the family…" Luna murmured to herself, her eyes lighting up with excitement as she smiled proudly.

"Exactly!" Gable nodded, affirming her ambition. "Your Uncle Clark and I both have your back!" "Yes," Clark kept beguiling Luna as well. "Once we get rid of Helen, we will take back control of our family!" In reality, Clark and Gable did not actually have to worry-Luna hated Helen for so long, but she just kept it to herself because she did not have the opportunity.

Now that her uncles afforded her one-even promising her that she could becthe head of the family, it was certainly the perfect chance for her.

In fact, she was already fantasizing about her uncles' encouragement and promises.

Patting her chest, she assured them, "Don't worry. I will lure Helen out anytime."

Both Clark and Gable grinned in delight at Luna's promise, a flicker of disdain showing in their eyes just now.

Naturally, Luna did not see anything as she was busy reveling in her fantasy of becoming the next head of the Lane family.

Once she left, Clark turned toward Gable. "Wait, we're not really going to back that dumbass to becthe next head of the family, right?" "Oh, con! Is that how low you think of me?" Gable grinned, his gaze sinister as he spoke quietly, "We're never leaving again now that we're back.. Everything the family has will be ours.

As for that dumbass? We just get rid of her when we do the swith Helen. No one would be the Wiser." Clark gave Gable a thumbs up right then. "You're amazing!

The plan is really flawless!" "Hahaha…" While both Clark and Gable were laughing sinisterly over their perfectly laid plan, Luna called Helen excitedly as she was told, not knowing what they had planned.

"Hello, Helen. Grandpa wants to talk to you. Cover for a bit," she said as soon as Helen answered, having thought of a script beforehand.

"Granduncle is looking for me?" Helen asked in curiosity.

She had left Laneville and was returning to Lane Manor to check on her mother before returning hto Skywater Bay.

Luna's call was certainly… unprecedented.

Still, she felt a little suspicious and ta frowned. Shouldn't your father be callingif Granduncle is looking for me? Why are you calling O instead?" "What…" Luna panicked and snapped impatiently, "I don't know. They're all busy-cif you want. I don't care!" With that, she hung up and breathed a sigh of relief.

Thankfully, she was not exposed, though she did not know if she succeeded either.

That said, given how Helen was… she would be running back right away if Mark Lane asked, right?

The Girlboss Begs For Remarriage Chapter 1028-After a brief hesitation, Luna called her uncles. "I've already called Helen. You just have to wait for her on the road." "No, that won't do." Gable chuckled over the phone. "Surely you can't leave the dirty work to us while you do nothing?"

Luna frowned. "What's that supposed to mean?" "Nothing much." Gable kept chuckling. "Look, don't worry-we just need you with us, and you don't have to do a thing. Can't have you go behind our backs and tell your Grandpa, can we?"

Luna paused, but she soon realized that Gable meant she just had to be there.

That would mean they were all in this together, and her uncles simply did not want her to betray them.

If anything, she was relieved since she thought Gable wanted her to kill Helen with her own hands. It would even be better if she gets to see Helen die… or

beg her for mercy.

As such, she agreed to her uncle's request and got into their car.

They left Laneville, stopping by a quiet road that led straight to Laneville.

They were joined by a large group of goons called in by Clark and Gable.

They were certainly a menacing sight even as they stood waiting, and even Luna was gulping nervously.

Despite her feisty attitude, this was still her first tgetting involved with murder.

She was at once eager and terrified too, since it was Helen, her worst enemy.

Nonetheless, the butterflies in her stomach lasted for around half an hour.

They all heard a car bounding down the road before actually seeing the black car.

"She's here!" Gable exclaimed-he remembered the car Helen drove earlier today, and this was the sone.

The goons were at once on alert as well.

Clark had them block the road, while Gable got in his car, chasing downe Helen's car before braking suddenly up front. SW There was a shrill screech of tyre scraping against asphalt as Helen's car was forced to a stop.

And just as everyone expected, Helen herself alighted warily.

"Who are you people?!" she bellowed, looking around at the cars blocking her road. "What do you think you're doing?!" "Hahaha!!!" Clark was laughing at her in contempt as he alighted, evennes mimicking her. "Who are you vel: people?!

What do you think you're doing?! Hahaha…" Gable alighted from his car too and slowly Code toward Helen f the back, "Don't tellyou've forgotten about us already, Helen." S The goons with them approached Helen as well, encircling Helen and her car.

"Oh, it's you…" Helen scowled.

The Girlboss Begs For Remarriage Chapter 1029-"What do you want?!" Helen snapped even as she took a step back, leaning against her car as she glared warily at the goons around her, as well as at Clark and Gable.

"What do we want, you ask?" Clark shook his head even as he strode up, brandishing his steel bat threateningly at Helen's face. "Well, you really are a beauty up close. Killing you right away is a real waste… why not let the boys have sfun, Gable?" As the goons around them laughed sleazily, Clark grinned sinisterly. "I remembered everything you said at the dinner! Don't you think you should be apologizing now, huh?!" It was late into the night, and they were in the middle of nowhere-it was the perfect opportunity for a perfect murder.

And yet, Helen was not afraid at all, even snapping coolly, "Apologize? Really?

What you've done has only further earned you the title of prick." Helen's tough reaction actually gave Clark pause. He turned to look into Helen's car and was relieved to see no one else inside. Gable then cover as well, glowering, "Still talking tough now, Helen? Whoever gave you the confidence?" "Just spitting facts." Helen shrugged. "So where's Luna?" "I'm right here!" Luna shouted as she alighted, walking up to Helen and standing akimbo as she sneered. "You didn't expect this, did you? Well, you had it coming!" "What an idiot." Helen shook her head, seeing how smug Luna was.

"W-What's that supposed to mean?" Luna asked, confused by Helen's confidence.

Why was Helen not on her knees, begging for her life in this situation? "Why don't you look around?" Helen asked, looking pointedly at the goons surrounding them. "What do you think would happen to you after they kill me?

Did you really think that you're safe?" Luna did a double take. "What's that supposed to mean?" et Helen gave her a sympathetic look, though she was also sneering. "If I were killed, your father would investigate and soon find out that you were the one who last called me. What do you think Clark and Gable here would do, in case you spilled the beans?" "What would they do?" Luna drew a blank but soon flinched when she realized her situation.

However, she refused to believe it, even snapping loudly, "No… Uncle Clark and Uncle Gable promised! They'd even backto becthe next head of the family!

You're just making stuff up!" Helen shook her head exasperatedly at that. "In that case, why don't you look around you?" "What?!" Luna did so and found that she was being surrounded too

The Girlboss Begs For Remarriage Chapter 1030-As Clark, Gable, and their goons encircled Luna and Helen, Luna was left stammering, "Uncle Clark? Uncle Gable? What…?" Having heard the ladies' exchange, Gable applauded Helen, even smiling. "Not bad! I'm surprised you can see that… I guess Gavin admired you for a reason. Hell, you might really becquite something if you were allowed to grow." "Uncle Gable…?" Luna muttered even as realization struck her.

It might have just been a suspicion earlier, but even Gable was basically admitting to it now that she, Luna, had been used like a tool.

And now that she had served her purpose, both her and Helen would be silenced.

Even as she glared at Clark and Gable in disbelief, she bellowed, "Why?! Why are you doing this?! W-Weren't we're in on this together?! How could you-"

"We're in on this together? Says who?" Clark shot her a glare of disdain, chuckling. "We'd be exposed if we really kept a dumbass like you around. Also, were you really actually hoping to be the next head of the Lane family?

Hahaha… What even is this fantasy you're in, girlie?" His mockery left Luna falling to her knees with a loud thud as despair overwhelmed her.

She really thought for a moment that she could be the next head of the Lane family… and not only was her dream crushed, but it turned out that she had been used like a tool and might soon be gone forever.

"No… No, no, no! I don't wanna die!" Luna suddenly screamed manically.

However, they were on a road heading straight to Laneville, far away from the city.

No one was coming no matter how loud she screamed.

"What a dumbass." Gable snorted in disdain and slapped her across the face, leaving her stunned. "Shut up already, loudmouth! Luna grabbed his leg right then, pleading, "No! No! Uncle Gable, you can't kill me… I lured Helen out for you! I can still be useful, I…" Gable, however, was mercilessly.

He raised a gleaming machete and pressed it against her neck, sneering coolly, was going to do Helen first, and then you while you were too busy to notice…

But I changed my mind because you're so annoying." "No! Don't kill me! Don't kill me, Uncle Gable! Uncle Clark, Uncle Clark… I'm begging you!" Luna cried, turning back toward Clark as she pinned her hopes on him.

Clark simply grinned sinisterly. "Oh, girlie-it's not like I want to do this, but it's your fault for being so stupid. I mean, you just need to be slightly smart to see how fishy this whole thing is. And people always pay the price for being stupid, y'know." Clark's mockery left Luna despairing, her tears gushing even as she stared at the gleaming machete pressed against her neck and closed her eyes.

She just wanted to get one over Helen, but she had to die for it too! She certainly regretted doing this at all! However, before the machete reached Luna's neck, Helen's car door opened and the yawning man alighted, "What's all that ruckus, Helen Haven't we arrived at e f.n Laneville yet… Oh, what's all these people doing here?" "What?!" Everyone, including Clark and Gable, both turned towards the man in shock.

On the other hand, Helen simply leaned against her door, folding her arms before her chest as she flashed a vibrant smile at the confused men.

"Ran into shighwaymen blocking the road," she said nonchalantly.