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“What is your other idea?” Hope asks. “’Cause the look in your eye doesn’t scream, ‘let’s mess with his Facebook’.”
“Well, we can’t break into his house when he’s asleep to get his phone because he’ll get us arrested,” I point out. “But if we go to where he is and make a scene, one of you can snag the phone.”
“I’ve just subscribed him to a ‘Is your girlfriend unsatisfied with your sex life’ blog and a ‘do you have erectile problems’ page.” Hayden announces. “Also, he hasn’t updated his iCloud storage in over a year so it’s not in there. A bunch of dick pictures are though. I’ve just emailed the entire file to everyone in his email address book.”
“Did you not just hear her plan?” Hope demands. “It’s crazy, right?”
Hayden snorts. “We’re Carters, that shit is tame.”
“You think it’s lame?” I ask, unable to hide my disappointment.
She closes the laptop, giving me her full attention. “It depends on how it goes.”
“Trust me?”
“Always.”
“I still think this is a bad idea,” Hope points out. “He hit her if you haven’t forgotten.”
“Nope,” Hayden states and turns to Hope, her expression serious. “I didn’t get a chance to get revenge for Charlotte, so believe me, this fucker is going to pay.”
My heart breaks at the mention of what Charlotte went through. No one deserves what she went through, especially Charlotte. She has the kindest soul.
“It’s not the same as what she went through,” I whisper. “Nowhere close.”
“No? If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it’s a fucking duck,” she argues. “Assault is assault, and like fuck am I letting him get away with hitting you. How your dad hasn’t done anything is surprising. It actually makes me want to punchhimin the nuts.”
“I think he’s filing for a restraining order.”
She snorts. “What, like a piece of paper is going to send him away? I don’t think so. Guys like Zach need to be put down.”
I notice Hope playing with a rip in her jeans, suddenly distracted. Which only means one thing. “What are you hiding?”
She glances up at my question. “What? I’m not hiding anything.”
“Yes, you are. Spill,” Hayden orders.
Her shoulders drop. “I heard Mum yelling at Dad. Dad and Uncle Evan went around to warn Zach away,” she admits, glancing away.
“And?” I press.
“Dad knew Evan couldn’t get into trouble due to his license and work. And you know a Carter never commits a crime without a solid alibi, so Dad punched Zach a few times.”
Hayden grins. “Who was his alibi?”
She lets out a breath. “A patient at the nursing home.”
Hayden grabs her bag off the sofa. “Now come on, we’ve got somewhere to be.”
“No fighting,” I warn as I grab my shoes.
There is no way I’m getting into trouble over that dickhead.
Not again.
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
Imogen
