Chapter 48
I was worried. “Is Frederick going to be okay?”
Zimmer family and the Ford family. The
Gabrielle shook her head. “That’s tricky. Everyone lows that getting on Alicia’s bad side means you’re crossing both the z Zimmer are mostly washed up these days. It’s the Fords you have to watch out for.”
I furrowed my brows. “As far as I know, Frederick is part of high society. He should be able to hold has ground, right?”
Gabrielle replied, “The Guzman family is a different story. Frederich’s dad is powerful, but even he has to collaborate with jonathan sometimes.”
I had lost my memory, so I had no idea how things worked. Gabrielle past laid it all out and explained how the families were connected.
“In Harthelle’s high society, the Ford family is the most established name. If you know what’s good for you, don’t cross anyone i
“The Zimmers and the Guzmans have deep roots. In particular, Frederick’s dad is the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce.
“They keep a low profile, but their influence runs deep. Technically, they ate supposed to keep all the other families in line.
e from the family.
“The Zimmer family used to be a pretty big deal back then, but they have been on the decline these past few years. Even so, no one dares to mess with them because of their connection with the Ford family
“The older generation of the two families has strong ties, and the Zimmers manage to stay relevant in Harthville by riding on the Fords coattails.”
I couldn’t help but ask Gabrielle. “Who is more powerful–Fredericle’s dad, the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, or Jonathan?”
I had been stuck on the same thought. How was I supposed to come up with 100 nullion dollars just to get Jonathan to give in?
A regular job wasn’t going to cut it. I would be stuck living small and pathetic forevIT
I didn’t want to end up divorcing Jonathan when I was too old to start over. He had money, so it wouldn’t be hard for him to find someone new. Meanwhile, I would have been the one who threw away her best years
At the Guzman residence, Galle and I had just gotten out of the car when a black Cullinan colled in
loration and Alida got out of the car. She still had pauze wrapped around her forehead, her tace pale as a sheet. It was hard not to feel bad just looking at her.
She shrank backbehind Jonathan When she saw me, she parsed her lips, loolding scared and defeated.
juthas followed Alicia’s gape and saw me. His brows lovitted just a little. “Where were you last night?” 1 partended not to hear lus question and wallud delt by, shoulders almost touching as I passed
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