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Did not know it had become that wildly used ...I only use it for this tale 😂

Now that is how you do a cliff hanger!😂😂.. good thing is at least they got 'family' in Alex and Zack..

I will just borrow John wick's quote...'Consequences'😂....We all have to answer them..

We would not let Mr.Burton get away with it though, Sorr😂

Well..I beg to differ ...I do not think Jace would let his son be mistreated.Noah was right.Despite his flaws , at his core Jace is a good man and a great father.I do not believe for a second that Matteo is going to succeed in his scheme to get Jace.If this chapter was any indication,Jace has now realised what kind of crazy person Matteo is . What one is also noticed about this chapter is that with all the issues these guys have , their love for Rain is paramount..That is why I believe that whatever happens, they will always put Rain's well being forefront.

Jace is now at his lowest!..He has no anchor at all..He is unemployed.His reputation has been completely shredded(and Jace's biggest fear is having a rotten reputation). He and Noah are separated,and with events at the end of this chapter, he has probably lost Noah forever. Basically he is drowning...When someone is at such a point in their life, their only focus is getting to the next day!. That bomb of Matteo was so explosive that it took away all Jace's logic😂....I like to believe the power dynamics at play at that particular point in time are tilted more to Matteo's side. With all that in play , I don't think his legal suit against crazy Matteo would succeed. Fear really is a bitch...eh..No wonder it can be weaponised. Jace's fear of losing Noah made him omit a matter of such great importance. I feel sorry for the man.😏

Dottie umbrage strikes indeed😂

Am sorry to hear this...but you at least finally got it right?

I knew there were going to be in trouble and that is just day 1...My worry is that Hugo's knowledge might be used by those people in a way that negatively impacts the future... Alec Stoker has really good instincts....he knew they were in a bad place before even the crazy shit went down...

This chapter reminded me of that Indian Jones and the kingdom of crystal skull...Irina Spalko found out too late that too much knowledge is a poisoned chalice....our Hugo is just realising that the aggregates are not free lunches ..There is a price to pay for being one.

Not that kind of story and universe😂

I do not want to be like a certain childish president who uses block letters ..but gotta say this...Never read a cowardly character of yours like Jace...My God..that fella is just exasperating!!!!.

Dare we say Lyn is obtuse?😂...Lyn has not dared to really look...Doing so would mean the castles he has built in the sky will collapse...that will need a whole mental recalibration and we all know that is something our clueless boy is incapable of doing at the moment..

Now I do not even care what else happens...I only wanted to know our Golden Mum would be alright...and she is not just Alright ...She is in full bloom!

We would be inept readers if we didn't theorise otherwise😂😂....Not to mention you told us to watch out..

Careful...you almost slipped Ms.Fox😂😂

I swear...am bereft of words to describe what Daisy Bell is... That scene with Blake is her Chef-d'œuvre.....When I was reading that scene ...I was not reading a character...I was experiencing the embodiment of maternal love and when Daisy Bell finished her speech and went into the house ,I could not help being dumbfounded like Blake. Thank you @CasualWanderer82....for giving us Daisy Bell.

Hmmm...so much sweetness in this chapter...That last scene left me swooning 😂😂

I will let you off lightly this time😂😂..

No..don't you dare shut up Jeff😂😂

From what I have read about the 1950s..I also anticipate trouble there...that decade was anathema for folks who were 'peculiar' according to self appointed Moral police of the time..

Did I just attend a lecture on philosophy?..that scene with the councillors I mean. Dottie is pretty relentless..eh..She reminds me of Dolores Umbridge..Just without the today appearance though😂...That woman does take her job seriously...it's scary...her zeal I mean😂

My is she fishy!..I like to believe she couldn't hide her scales😂😂😂

I had wondered before why you went with the title of this story.. Well let us just say this chapter explains everything.. Lying to Joel is some form of Self-preservation.Am starting to worry however that it will come back to bite him in ways he cannot imagine..I get a feeling it will eventually wear down Celia..I feel like Joel is his worst enemy honestly. Sure he is wary of opening up but then how do you expect folks to know you when you are not making an effort to at least meet them half way...I noticed when was re-reading the first chapters two days ago that he has been doing this for a while...I gather that it's the emotional detachment that contributes to the 'break down' that we witness in Chapter 1.... What is ironic is that in Joel's world he has it a bit fine..At least he would not have to worry about being beaten up like it is here in my country. You would be beaten seriously and then promptly arrested.

I had not thought of that before😂...Dawn seems to live for the 'chaos' and gossip...Bas would be the same if that one time we saw him is an indication .