Leah cursed under her breath, "He’s dead meat."
Tanya clenched her molars so hard that she nearly cracked a tooth, and furious blood surged to her heart, ready to explode with anger, but she pretended to be calm.
"I'm quite curious who the child takes after?" She glanced at Jessica. "Hey Jessica, mind if I pop over to see the kid?"
Jessica casually sipped her coffee, saying slowly, "Too late for that. He's already boarded a plane off to the island."
A violent shudder coursed through Tanya's body, "But we haven't nailed the adulterer yet. How come you've already shipped the child off?"
"His DNA's all we needed," Jessica said with a chilling indifference.
Leah perked up. " Jessica, are you sending that little guy to the island?"
"Yeah, the Stirling family never mess around with our reputation," Jessica said coldly. "Unless the deadbeat dad comes forward to own up and face the music, the kid's gonna grow up on that island."
Leah gave a thumbs up. "Jessica, you're a total badass." Jessica deserved the name of the matriarch of the Stirling family!
Skyler made a face. "Guess we've got ourselves a Baby Robinson Crusoe."
"Jessica, where's this island?" Leah piped up.
"It's somewhere in the Caribbean. From now on, any traitor to the family gets a one-way ticket there, banished for life."
Jessica's voice was like a breeze, yet it whipped up a storm in Tanya's heart.
It was clearly Leopold's vendetta. He was always ruthless in his decisions, and falling into his hands meant a fate worse than death.
Aurelia nibbled on a cookie shaped like a rose petal, a sly smile curving her lips. "Classic Leopold, so creative. Locking someone on an island is the perfect penalty for betrayal, which helps keep the family tight and tidy."
Tanya sighed. "But it's just a baby. It's not fair for him to pay for the sins of the adults. Jessica, come on. Talk to Leopold and cut the poor child some slack."
Jessica replied, "I've said we wouldn’t talk about leniency unless the father comes forward to plead for mercy."
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