"Mom, just because he won't, doesn't mean others won't," Paul Ashworth said, his dark eyes glinting with a profound meaning.
"If the Winters Family stirs up trouble from the sidelines and incites others, they might force Grandpa to hand me over, or use him to threaten me." Seraphina Ashworth leaned back against the sofa, toying with her phone. "To cement my reputation as a jinx, the Winters Family will probably pull a few more stunts."
Cecilia Ashworth's eyes widened. "What kind of stunts?"
"Well... for example, arranging for an 'accident' to happen to someone in the Ashworth Family. That would prove I'm a jinx," Seraphina Ashworth said with a casual smile that didn't reach her eyes.
"Everyone should try not to leave the house for the next couple of days. If you have to go out, take the men I'm sending over with you."
At her words, everyone nodded. At a critical time like this, none of them could afford for anything to happen, or they would just become fodder for gossip.
