Chapter 561 Never Really Took a Hit

• After warning Trevor Bateson, Emma Yates turned back to Susanna Clarke. She asked, worried, “Was that your mom just now?”
• They’d been best friends for years. Emma didn’t need to see the caller ID. One annoyed frown from Susanna, that hint of disgust, and Emma knew it had to be one of her parents.
• Susanna didn’t hide it. She told Emma and Trevor what her headache of a brother and her parents had pulled. Emma was so mad she pressed a hand to her belly and snapped, “How can they do that?”