Glades Horne had not yet made his move, but those three young masters were already plotting to suppress Alvin Evans and use all their connections to ensure the Evans siblings would stay locked in prison. Even if they were released one day, they would spare no effort to continue oppressing them until they disappeared from their sight forever.
If we don't flex our muscles, they'll really take us for pushovers.
Julia Bluen leaned into Glades' embrace, her complexion still very pale, as scenes of what had happened to Adele Horne kept replaying in her mind. The young sister-in-law, a girl who had never been in love, had suffered such trauma. What would she do in the future? Knowing how proud she was, she would definitely not be able to bear this.
The more she thought about it, the more she blamed herself.
Inside the house, the serene atmosphere of the past had vanished, replaced by a palpable tension and worry.
Outside, the sun had already shifted towards the west, nearing evening.
