Status Updates From Wretched Corruption (Ruthle...

question them. Aubrey want help them but if Ludo dead her parents b in danger. Guys agree keep her parents safe. Wren gonna b part of wedding which also mean guys b there. Agree. Guys happy cuz it’s beginning of the end.

sunglasses Wren left. She notice sunglasses that weren’t hers & noticed Wren never wore them, Ludo is still in dark. Rhett say 2 guys coming up to penthouse w/keycard yet haven’t checked in. Oliver has Aubrey/Wren hide in bathroom in bedroom. Guys take down intruders. Elliott call Ludo ask if it’s another test, he doesn’t know what talking about, Elliott tell them about intruders. Ludo/man take intruders to

Aubrey/Wren go bookstore, Wren pick up poetry book Aubrey was reading. Audrey is author under pen name Isabella Dupont, its best seller. Aubrey say Ludo can’t ever know but Wren can tell guys. Wren ask how know trust them, Aubrey say little bird told her she could. (Sparrow) Aubrey gonna fake death & start over as Aubrey & Sparrow gonna help her do it. Guys say Aubrey can tell them info too, she say better than

hurt Ludo cuz hurting him will hurt his brothers. Wren tell Elliott her mom would say she forgave Wren for something but then hold it over her head, talk about her to friends in front of Wren & say she was just joking, mad at her for talk back, told her she’d leave her at bus stop & not come back, told her too sensitive. Worse when married Thomas cuz they’d gang up on her together.

he want something from them that he knows they won’t want give up & has no problem using 12 yr old to do it. (Most likely thing he wants from guys gotta b Wren. Think Ludo gonna threaten kill Rhett’s brothers if Wren doesn’t go w/him & no way Wren allow Ludo hurt Rhett’s brothers so she’ll agree to it. Make sense why Ludo call her coward, to see if she’d b brave enough to do it). Rhett realize he can’t

leave, he know not say anything. Oliver hugs Rhett, Rhett say he’s gonna kill them both. Oliver say they’ll get them out. Rhett say what does Ludo want w/them. Elliott say Ludo been cozying up w/judges & with Ludo promising legal custody of Benny, seem Ludo want control of courts, he could get his guys off w/reduced sentences, bribery. Also get enemies locked up longer. Ludo plan on using Benny as blackmail cuz

Ludo wants. Andrew worked at Williams restaurant & overheard things shouldn’t, they gonna kill him but Andrew said he’d work for them. That’s how worked for Jordan. Rhett ask see pic of Benny, Andrew show him & Rhett has hard time breathing cuz Benny look so much like Sammy. Rhett realize his dad was having affair while mom struggling for her life & now again youngest kid in danger cuz dads neglect. Andrew

Benny b traumatizing for him. Andrew say he b home soon, he stay w/Ludo & Ludo say his bedroom right next to Benny’s. Guys now know who Ludo was talking about when he said kid was backup plan. Andrew not being paid much, his side of deal is work for Ludo til he get custody of Benny. Guys know Ludo is NOT generous at all, doesn’t seem like he getting much out of deal so why he doing it? Andrew suppose do whatever

she loves him too much. She doesn’t realize she said it. She ask why he look confused but happy? Elliott bed to her, look her in eye & say he loves her too. She realize what said now. Elliott can’t believe he said it this early in relationship, didn’t know gonna say it til he did. Benny is 12, Andrew want legal custody. Ludo hiding Benny away til they can get legally detached him from parents. Rhett say kidnap

knife hit her palm & Elliott’s forearm. Rhett jump top Andrew w/hands around throat tell him he mess w/wrong family. Wren/Elliott ok but tell Rhett has to let Andrew go, he does Andrew cough. Elliott clean Wren wound, tell her never step in front of him again to protect him. If it’s him/her get hurt it gonna b him every time. She won’t promise him that, as she tell him she scared see weapon point at him cuz

til now. Rhett would’ve gotten him away from dad if he’d known. Andrew explain he has work for Ludo cuz part of agreement is Ludo get little brother Benny away from dad. Rhett look like gonna pass out finding out has 2 brothers. Andrew say Ludo already has Benny. Andrew want leave, Elliott won’t let him, Wren step in btwn w/hands up to diffuse anger but Andrew throws knife, Elliott move Wren but too slow &

ask last name, he wont tell him. Elliott say is Richard Brooks his dad. yes. Andrew look like teenage Rhett. Bring him to table, Oliver drops fork, Rhett freeze. Andrew say glad Wren got out alive & why does guy at table look like him. Ask if they’re guys Ludo talking about when called Jordan dead man walking. yes. Elliott tell Andrew Rhett is his older brother. Rhett apologize to him. Rhett didn’t know about him

her. Rhett apologize to her, explain she right, she apologize lying, hug. Oliver worried about Wren, can’t believe she went downstairs to swim by herself, she could’ve died. He need figure out how let Wren know they there for her. At dinner, Wren go to bathroom, guys see her go to bar & talk to guy there, she look to guys, Elliott join them & when guy turn around he freezes. Wren tell Elliott this Andrew. Elliott

never do that. She promise never do it again. Elliott always 1st one get over things cuz had to as kid or he’d never get break from negativity parents caused. Oliver takes longer to process. Wren asleep, Oliver find Rhett on patio, Rhett mad cuz Wren was right, he would’ve flown off handle & say Sammy deserve better than that. Oliver say he need talk w/Wren, Rhett need more time, Oliver say she think Rhett hates

Elliott & Oliver would’ve been able b w/him til calm down. Elliott not mad. She ask Oliver not hate her. He doesn’t, he understands her logic but she needs know something. He say they don’t ever keep anything from each other, not important things. Trust important to them. Elliott parents didn’t trust each other, toxic environment for Elliott. Parents fought, did things behind others back, so Elliott swore he

Rhett she didn’t tell him cuz how he’d react & Rhett got mad at her. Elliott say doesn’t make sense Rhett get mad cuz she assume he’d act same way he has for past decade. When she get out shower, Elliott say Rhett texted he’s ok he just needs space. Oliver not looking at her, Elliott understand she didn’t tell them cuz worry about Rhett reaction. Elliott say if she would’ve told them all together,

Rhett he could use it. He tell her tell him, she can’t cuz doesn’t want him hate her. He say never could, ask what Rhett said/do? Rhett didn’t do anything, she did. Tell him Ludo went to Jordan’s for mtg or whatever but once saw her he broke off the deal & left. Elliott mad Ludo left her, say she told this Rhett, yes. Elliott say need find him b4 does something he’ll regret. Wren say he won’t. She explain

say he thought heard someone leave, see her wet hair ask she swimming? yes, Rhett follow her down. He ask where is he? She doesn’t know, he ask what happened, she can’t tell him cuz can’t handle Elliott look at her same way Rhett just did. Try go in bedroom. He say why does think something bad happened? She look like gonna cry, he’s not gonna leave her alone. She say if he want comfort someone go comfort

He say she underestimate how important avenging Sammy is to him. He hold open elevator doors, tell her go to bed, she get out & he stay in elevator. He look at her w/such disappointment. She think if she wrong to worry about what his reaction would be, assume she meant more to him than she actually does? Her heart hurts. She get in penthouse, strange lights on. She hear Elliott call out to her/Rhett, he see her. He

anyone listen that she didn’t tell them Ludo could’ve saved her cuz of Rhett. She didn’t want him do something reckless that could’ve gotten him hurt, example is how angry he is right now plus she didn’t want ruin whole plan have to kill him. Rhett talk to her so cold & say she thought he’d ruin the entire plan they’ve worked on for a decade for her? She say wasn’t sure, she gonna tell them eventually

do. Wren hate betrayed, angry face of Rhett’s. Not only did she come downstairs alone but jump in pool when she know could panic & drown. Then she didn’t tell them key information that he was there! He say he’s gonna kill him, can’t believe he thought he could get away with this. She know he shouldn’t b saying this out loud, she take hand to go back inside. He doesn’t understood. She whisper in case

Ludo step out say she not coward. He say she smart girl. He expect her to tell guys about his visit, expect guys question him but didn’t. He say something about Jordan, she say didn’t think saving someone in his nature. Rhett hear all this, Ludo could’ve saved her from Jordan but didn’t & she lied to them. Ludo leave, she get dressed, Rhett step in front her, arms crossed, furious & say she has explaining to

shaking & yell at Ludo. Wren go soothe Aubrey. Oliver see Rhett control slipping so he/Rhett leave. Elliott stay w/Wren. Sparrow let them know Aubrey can b trusted, Wren happy about it. Wren wake up in middle of night say she not coward, think Rhett asleep. Get changed, go out room, Rhett follow. She go to pool outside, walk down steps, get out, get piss at self & jump in deep end, dive to bottom, come up & cheers.

up Oliver w/gun tell him don’t move. Guy look in dressing rooms, Oliver get gun from him & pin him to floor. Guy say he looking Aubrey, he’ll triple pay them. Refuse. Guy say he work Ludo, he there to test them. Guys know but don’t let on they do. Aubrey/Wren holding each other at Ludo’s. Bring tied up guy, Ludo say was test & cut restraint off his man. Hear Aubrey tell Wren let her go. Aubrey so angry she

think of any kid they know. Oliver sister, Maria, few yrs younger but not kid. (I think talking about Andrew). Wren tell Elliott/Rhett Aubrey friendly, doesn’t want marry Ludo. Oliver say Aubrey want go shopping w/Wren, Oliver/Elliott go w/. Notice guy watch outside store they’re in, guys get Aubrey/Wren out back door where Rhett drive them away. Oliver sit outside dressing room pretend girls in there. Guy come

him he’s beautiful person. He could’ve turn into such bitter, angry person but he didn’t. She admire him try get justice for Sammy. Rhett/Wren make love. Elliott get text from Sparrow Bellgrave says don’t underestimate Aubrey. Sunglasses worked, Ludo talk on phone say Aubrey/Wren got along he think they’ll b friends by end of week. Did u get the child? Good, we’ll use him as backup plan. Guys can’t

blamed him, Elliott blame himself for not getting his parents to get Sammy & Maria placed at safer school, Oliver blame self cuz he was one to tell Sammy where they were taking her. She hugs Rhett, thank him sharing. Rhett realize he want keep hold her all night cuz he’d had to tell her twice it was ok to touch him b4 she did. It make him feel safe. He wonder why he ok w/her touch more than Elliott/Oliver. She tell

say cops never told them true story, think they paid off, wasn’t til few yrs ago found name redback. They compiled all info on Ludo & at time Ludo was rising enforcer who work for Edgar Williams (same Williams they kill). Rhett say he wish Wren could’ve met her, he think they would’ve gotten along. He say if they’d just not told her..Wren say not his fault. Oliver/Elliott have told him same thing. His dad

they’d walk home together. Daycare understaffed so when Sammy left nobody noticed. They think she left early cuz too excited about exhibit. Daycare call dad 3x but he didn’t answer, when Rhett got there he raced home, he & guys went look for her but didn’t find her. Police came later, found her couple streets over, she’d gotten lost. They lived in bad neighborhood, cops think she hit w/stray bullet. Rhett

in Philly. Wren toss/turn cuz can’t get mind stop. Rhett take shirt off, tell her explore his body & ask questions. He know gonna b hard for him but know it may help Wren make him ok. She ask about Sammy’s butterfly tattoo. Him,Oliver,Elliott gonna take her to butterfly exhibit on day she died. She loved butterflies, she was so excited. She did after school daycare & when Rhett off school he’d pick her up &