The Contract Said No Strings Attached (Charlotte) novel Chapter 460

Even now, all he could think about was trying to buy her off.

They'd always sheltered Katherine, never spared a thought for Rebecca’s feelings. And now, desperate to keep Katherine from being taken away, they had the nerve to offer Rebecca compensation—as if money could undo everything.

It was laughable, really.

Rebecca smiled, calm and composed. “I don’t want anything from you. Katherine did something wrong, and I want her to be held accountable today.”

Her words rang out, firm and unyielding, leaving Hogan and Jane momentarily speechless. The Rebecca standing before them was a far cry from the one they remembered five years ago.

While they spoke, security staff had already escorted Katherine away.

Katherine thrashed and screamed, but it made no difference. She was bundled into the waiting car, her protests fading into nothing.

Byron was taken too.

Jane and Hogan watched helplessly as Katherine was driven off, their faces etched with panic and frustration. Tears glimmered in Jane’s eyes—she just couldn’t accept that her precious daughter was being taken away like this.

“What do we do now? How could they just arrest Kathy?” Jane’s voice trembled.

Hogan’s expression darkened, his hands clenched into fists as he struggled to stay composed. “Don’t worry. I won’t let them just take Kathy like this.”

They tried one last time to plead with Rebecca, but she brushed them off, barely sparing them a glance. “If you have anything to say, save it for court,” she said, then turned and walked away without a backward glance—just as decisively as she’d left the Foster family all those years ago.

What?

For anyone facing them, it was like being handed a death sentence.

When Hogan heard Rebecca had brought in Wye’s top lawyers, he was floored. “Impossible. How could she possibly hire that team?”

He couldn’t believe that the woman they’d thrown out of the house had such powerful connections and resources.