Chapter 8

Susie looked at the orchard and shouted, “Alex!”

A bird’s cry rang out from within the trees, and a colorful parrot flew toward them and alighted on a nearby branch. But he stopped when he saw Ryan and fluttered back a few feet.

Susie said. “Shhh!” She leaned up to Ryan’s ear and whispered, “Uncle, Alex is afraid of you.”

The little girl’s hands were cupped into a circle around his ear, and her big eyes were soft and endearing Ryan couldn’t help lowering his voice as he looked at the parrot. He said. “Susie, maybe I should call someone to get him? Let’s have one of our bodyguards catch your friend, and we’ll take him back right away.”

Susie frowned and shook her head. “No.”

Then she looked around, afraid the bird would overhear. “Don’t try to trap Alex. Alex is not a bad bird. If you try to trap him, he’ll be scared.” she explained in a whisper.

Ryan wanted to laugh. The entire scene was too adorable. But, forcing himself to take it seriously, he nodded and said, “Okay.”

Susie pressed Ryan’s shoulders and told him, “Stand still, Uncle

Ryan.”

She walked a little further into the orchard and called out for Alex

again.

Alex stood on a branch high above her head, squawking, “Idiots! Idiots!”

Susie said seriously, “Alex, Uncle Ryan is not an idiot.”

Alex: “Stupid dogs! Stupid dogs!”

Susie said firmly, “Uncle Ryan is not a stupid dog, either.”

Ryan, listening from outside the orchard

Susie took a few steps forward before she heard a branch rustling just in front of her. She glanced down…

Only to see a familiar pair of eyes staring back at her!

run, but Stacy grabbed her arm in a viselike grip. “Hi, Susie…

tried to scream, but Stacy clapped a hand over her mouth. She smiled and said softly,

forced her chin up. Still smiling viciously, she said, “Answer me, you stupid girl. I’m still your mother, after

her hand to shove Stacy away and

around to run.

was a bit surprised. When had the little girl gotten so strong? But she was still able to grab Susie’s arm, and she covered her mouth again. “Susie, you killed the baby in my belly. I was willing to forgive you, but now you’re treating me

and shook her head, unable to

that day and seared me, how would I have fallen? It’s your fault. Susie. And now your stepmom has no baby, how sad… If your uncles ask, you have

young girl like Susie would do whatever an adult

and said nothing, her eyes full of defiance. She hadn’t

have much time,

refusing to cry and refusing to obey what

to be very annoying.

ugly expression, and she said,

bad girl. Do you know what

been Stacy’s word against Susie’s. The Bishop family chose to believe Stacy, but Stacy knew the Murrays would probably believe Susie. And she couldn’t let

a magic telescope, allowing him to hear whatever the child said or did. That way, the child was too afraid to tell his parents about the

at Susie with a menacing expression. “Listen, Susie, I want to tell you something. Don’t think that

expected that Susie would suddenly open her

raised her hand to slap Susie

face!

on Susie’s wrist shimmered, pulling Susie’s hand toward

dare Susie try to hit her, when she was so much

a thud and fell into the bushes! At the same time.

arms

froze, staring down at her own hands, then at her uncle. A

confusion surfaced in her eyes. She wasn’t

knocked Stacy away.

a moment of doubt. Just now, he seemed to have

the bushes without actually

Was it

in a cold voice, “How dare you hit

his eyes grew, and he took a step forward, still

her hands. “No, no, Mr. Murray, you misunderstand! I wasn’t going to hit Susie! I would

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