chapter 24

Jake pointed his index finger at Dustin's face. "Listen, don't ever mess with Erick. If you do anything to piss him off, we'll all pay the price."

Eri lifted her chin up as she girded her loins. "You've often embarrassed our family. Already, don't add more trouble for us. We're already alienated enough in the Grayson family."

Karina tugged on Dustin's arm. "You'd better go to your room." She moved towards the room, signalling that Dustin should leave now.

Dustin complied with Karina's request, leaving the chaos in the house behind. Eri and Jake, meanwhile, tried to calm Erick down. Everyone also knew who was at fault because Erick cheated on them. But if it wasn't for Dustin, the news of Erick's affair wouldn't have spread and caused this much trouble.

Dustin busied himself in his room. He played with his cell phone, scrolling through the social media pages still filled with news about Erick and Laura's affair. Other news also popped up, still about them. The impact was, of course, on