NovelTrueChapter 1388
Keaton's face suddenly turned grim.
Normally, he was all jokes and grins, but now his expression was weighed down, as if something serious had just
flashed through his mind.
It took him a moment to pull himself together. When he finally did, the mischievous glint was back in his eyes as
he squinted at her and said,
"This is betweenand Beatrix. | can't really talk about it, but trustI'll handle it, okay?"
"I promise, | won't drag you into this. Just givea sec, | need to make a call."
Before heading out to the deck, he handed Winona a napkin and tried to cheer her up, “Con, stop crying.
You're about to turn into the ugly duckling over here."
Winona watched him step outside, frowning. She'd been sobbing her eyes out and he still wouldn't tell her what
was going on!
What in the world was between him and Beatrix?
Was it really that top secret?
Her phone suddenly buzzed, the ringtone slicing through her thoughts.
She glanced at the screen: Janelle was calling. Swiping away the tears, she steadied herself before answering,
"Hey, Janelle."
Janelle didn't waste a second. "Winona, did Beatrix cafter you?"
Jessamine had just told her that Beatrix had shown up, and Janelle was clearly rattled.
"I'm fine, Janelle. She just wanted to talk, that's all," Winona replied quickly.
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Janelle's voice was tight with frustration. "She's unbelievable! After everything that's happened between her and
Keaton, | know my son's innocent. I'm furious with the Suttons, not her!"
"I'm a woman too, | get what she's feeling. No matter what happened, she's the one who got hurt here. | always
wanted to make it right for her. And now she's got the nerve to cafter you?"
"Don't worry, Winona. If she tries to mess with you, Richard and | will have your back, you hear me?"
"We've already had the Huber family's PR team put out a statement. The engagement between our families
ended ages ago. Beatrix is not, and has never been, my future daughter-in-law. She doesn't have anything to do
with the Hubers anymore!"
Janelle knew exactly what Beatrix was up to-trying to paint Winona as the "other woman." That kind of scandal
could wreck an actress's career overnight.
The Hubers had kept quiet before, trying to work things out with the Suttons behind closed doors. But as
soon as Janelle heard that Beatrix
was causing trouble for Winona, both she and Richard had had enough. s
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They could take the hits themselves, but lay a finger on their chosen daughter-in-
law? Not a chance.
They didn't care what Keaton
thought. As long as the Hubers made their position clear, if Beatrix tried to trash Winona in public, the
tide of public opinion trix
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They had to nip this crisis in the bud.
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After Winona got over her shock, she felt a warm rush of gratitude.
Other than her own parents-and maybe Elysia and Blossom-no one else in the world would stand up for her like
Janelle and Richard did.
"Winona, don't you worry, and don't let her scare you. If the sky falls, Richard and
I will hold it up for you. We won't let Beatrix bully you, not on our watch..."
Janelle kept going, and Winona felt her nose start to tingle.
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"Ugh, this whole mess is Keaton's fault, that knucklehead..."
Janelle spent another few minutes venting about her own son before finally hanging up.
Winona was about to put her phone away when a breaking news alert caught her eye.
Keaton had just shared an article about the Huber-Sutton engagement falling apart, and added his own
comment:
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