Chapter 427

According to the information Vincent found, the driver responsible for the car crash that killed Layla had paid the Atkinsons 80 thousand dollars in compensation. It was a huge sum of money at the time. Vincent furthered his investigation and learned that the driver had scraped together the money by the skin of his teeth. He had practically sold his life, including the van with which he used to eke out a living, just to pay the compensation. As such, the gifts and money Hanson had given Stacy for their marriage and subsequent family-building had come from the driver's compensation. "That bastard!" Gabriel seethed, unable to help his rage. He couldn't imagine the sort of pitiful life Layla had spent with Hanson. Joey and Queenie took in Gabriel's fury and refrained from mentioning Erica's favoritism toward Mario. They comforted Gabriel instead and told him to get some rest for the sake of his health. "Don't worry, my dears. I'll keep this body running if it means I get to make it u