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    KatewasshockedbyhowboldRuthwasbeing.ShelookedatRuthwithangeranddisbelief,clenchingherfists,andsaidsarcastically,“ImagineifHollycouldseehowmuchshedidforyou,andhereyouare,actinglikeshemeantnothing,evenaftershe’sgone.”


    “Doyouthinkshe’dbemadenoughtoreturnandhaveitoutwithyou?


    Ruthlookedslightlyscaredbutgotheracttogetherquicklyandsaid,“Weweren’teventhatclose;quitmakingstuffup!”


    SeeingthatRuthwasn’tgoingtobudge,Ericlookedevenmoreunimpressed.HetookKate’shand,tryingtocalmherdown,andsaidinachillway,“Let’snotevenbothertalkingtoher.”


    Katetookadeepbreath,tryingtocooloff,andsaidwithasharptone,“Well,you’regoingtohavetofacethemusic.I’dsaveanyexcusesforthecops.”


    RightafterKatesaidthat,thepoliceshoweduptolookintothingsandtookRuthwiththem.


    DespiteRuth’sinsistencethatshewasinnocent,thepolicestilltookherinforquestioning.KateandErichadtogoalongandgivetheirounts,too.


    Aftersomequestioning,KateandEricwerefreetoleavethestation.Kateseemedprettydown,clenchingherfiststightastheywalked out.


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    “Kate,trynottothinkaboutittoomuch,Ericsaid,reassuringlysqueezingherhand.


    “Okay”Kate’sreplywassoft,andshesoundedunfortunate.“Let’sreturntothehospitndseehowGeorgeisdoing


    ThefactthatGeorgegothurttryingtoprotectthemwaseatingawayatKate.


    Atthesametime,shefeltlikesheowedhimbigtime.Exclusive ? content by N(?)ve/l/Drama.Org.


    GeorgewasjustoutofsurgeryandstillknockedoutintheVIPwardofthehospitalwhentheygotthere.Helookedprettyoutofit.pale,andjustlyingthere.


    Katecouldn’thelpbutfeelreallyuneasyseeinghimlikethat.


    Lately,itfeltliketheywereatthehospitalmorethananywhereelse.Ericmanagedtokeepthewholecarcrashthingquiet,makingsurenooneknewwhowasinvolvedbecauseofKate’sbiunchforHNStudioingup.Theycouldn’taffordanybadpressrightnow.


    Thenextday wentbywithoutanydrama.DespiteHollypassingawayandRuthgettingarrested,therewasstillnosignofSimon.


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    WithGeorgeinsuchbadshape,KatedecidedtogetacaregiverforhiminthehospitalsoshecouldfocusonsortingthingsoutatSummerEstate.


    LucaspoppedbytoseeGeorgeagain,notinghowtheyseemedtohavethisfunnyroutine.Onegetsoutofthehospital,andtheothendsbackin.Katecouldn’thelpbutfindhumourintheirback–and–forthmishaps.


    ThetimefinallyrolledaroundforHNStudiotodebutittestcollection.


    AtHNStudio’sentrancewasKate,stealingthespotlightinastunningreddressthatscreamedconfidenceandcharm.


    Thepresswasalloverher,tryingtogetthebestshot,totallyinawe,whilethecrowdwasbuzzingwithexcitement,allgeareduptoseethetennewoutfitsbeingintroduced.Thesewerespecial,eachlimitedtojusttenpieces,withmoretepost–production.


    AsKatewrappedupherweespeech,itwasshowtime.Themodelstooktothestageindividually,disyingthese incredibledesignsthatwerejustasmuchahitwiththeaudienceastheyhadhoped.