c***k.
The shattered pieces of the phone scattered across the ground as Paul Lacy raised his foot and stomped again, face twisted in pure rage.
“That bastard Matthew Powell! I swear I’ll kill him— I’ll make him die screaming!”
Harlan Lacy and Sydney Katic Lacy both flinched and stepped back instinctively.
They had never— not once in their lives— seen Paul lose control like this.
He looked deranged.
Homicidal.
Their fear was instinctive— but mixed within was a horrifying realization:
They needed to force Sarah to divorce Matthew Powell immediately.
Otherwise, their entire branch of the family would be dragged down with him sooner or later.
“What are you staring at?! Where’s YOUR phone?! Call her again!” Paul roared.
Hands trembling, Sydney pulled out her own phone and dialed.
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