When the Dead Still Call novel Chapter 223

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Right now, Gianna was honestly nervous. She really wanted to defend Marcelo.

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She was terrified that if her two dumb brothers kept blaming him, it would just make him hate her even more.

And once that happened, winning him back or getting any control over him later would be a nightmare.

“See? Gianna’s trying to stand up for you, and you couldn’t even protect her.”

Miguel couldn’t help feeling bitter when he saw Gianna still taking Marcelo’s side after everything.

Marcelo shot him a cold glare, thinking to himself, Idiots. This lot is completely hopeless.

“Alright, enough fighting. What matters now is that Gianna’s safe,” Emery finally said. “If anything worse had happened, your father would’ve blamed me again.”

She loved her foster daughter deeply, but she couldn’t just stand by while her sons tore each other apart over her.

Lately, Raymond had been showing Gianna extra attention, giving her company shares, plus several houses and retail properties. It made Emery feel uneasy.

Still, it had been her idea in the first place to give Gianna some assets so the Desters wouldn’t look down on her.

So she hadn’t complained when it actually happened.

But seeing it all play out now, her feelings were a mix of pride, regret, and confusion.

Raymond had never given that much to his own biological daughter, yet he was so generous toward their foster daughter.

As a mother, Emery couldn’t help feeling torn inside, even if Gianna had always been treated like family.

She was torn between resentment and affection.

Now, though, seeing Gianna hurt and humiliated, all those feelings faded away.

All Emery could feel was worry for the girl she’d raised like her own.

Marcelo, on the other hand, looked at his mother and brothers and could barely hide his

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Not only were his brothers fooled by Gianna, but even his mother was under her spell.

Did she really manage to manipulate the entire family by herself? Or is there something bigger going on behind the scenes? Maybe someone powerful is backing her, using her to strike against the Nygards.

Because honestly, with Gianna’s level of cunning, how could she know so much about every single family member’s secrets?

Is there a larger scheme at play?

Just as those thoughts started to take shape, his phone suddenly rang.

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