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    Grant finally understood. It wasn’t just the Delgado siblings who had angered Eloise. Morfort Restaurant had banned them because they had crossed the powerful Hubbard family.

    Holding back his rage, Grant said firmly, “Come with me. We need to apologize to Miss Hubbard.”

    He guided them toward Eloise, his face softening into an apologetic smile. “Miss Hubbard, they didn’t know better and offended you. I’ve brought them here to say sorry.”

    Eloise straightened her back and tried to imitate Christina’smanding aura. Her tone turned cold, her face unreadable. “You really think a half-hearted apology’s gonna cut it?” she taunted, eyes narrowed, voice dripping with disdain.

    Grant forced a stiff smile as he wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. Having to grovel in front of someone so much younger—it was humiliating. But he had no choice. “What do you want then?” he asked, still clinging to that awkward grin.

    “You’re asking me how to fix your family’s problems? Maybe try raising your kids properly. That’s on you—not me,” Eloise shot back.

    Grant’s jaw tightened. His fists clenched at his sides. Then, taking a deep breath, he suddenly turned and smacked Thea across the face. Crack! The p echoed through the space.

    The Delgado siblings flinched on reflex, their hands flying to their cheeks as if expecting a blow too.

    Thea reeled from the hit, clutching her burning cheek. Her eyes welled with tears as she red at her father, full of resentment. He had never hit her before. No matter how badly she messed up, her parents always smoothed things over. But ever since Christina came into the picture, nothing had gone her way—and this wasn’t the first time her father had struck her.

    Eloise bit the inside of her cheek, trying to maintain her poker face. But honestly, she was this close to bursting outughing.

    Grant cleared his throat and turned to Eloise. “So… will that do?” He kept his tone respectful, but inside, he was fuming. Still, he couldn’t risk showing it. The Hubbard family had just recently reconnected with Eloise, and the Reeds couldn’t afford to tick her off—not unless they wanted to be booted out of Dorfield for good.

    Eloise didn’t respond right away. She turned to the Delgado siblings instead, giving them a long, disappointed look. “Now I thought the Reeds were bad, but you lot? A whole new level of stupid.”

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    The Delgado siblings bristled, about to mouth off, but their father pped them both without warning.

    “Dad!” the Delgado siblings cried. They looked at their father with a mixture of hurt and confusion.

    “Shut your mouths!” Jorge barked. “How many times have I warned you against picking fights out there? And do you ever listen?”

    The Delgado siblings looked at him, bewildered. The truth was, he had never said any of that before. No matter what trouble they stirred up, their parents always bailed them out. They never got reprimanded; instead, they got des. The Delgado couple wasn’t clean, either. For years, they had handled all the Reed family’s dirty work. Their hands were just as bloody.

    “You three go home and reflect on your behavior!” Grant ordered coldly.

    “I’ll keep an eye on them.” Jorge jumped in quickly, bowing his head. He was panicking on the inside. His idiot kids had actually gone and pissed off the Hubbard family’s precious daughter. If the Reeds couldn’t clean this up, the Delgados sure as hell couldn’t. All they could do now was bow and scrape and hope Eloise didn’t tell the whole thing to her family.

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