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back, trying to reach for the pap

gged! This i

m by the time she signed," I sai

that is time stamped as well showing her consent. It's all go

e seeing this. "I'll destroy

t approach." I straightened my ja

ation on your side businesses. The money laundering through the Dubai office. The offshore accounts. The shipments tha

ain, everything goes to the FBI. Everything. And you

trying to play his final card,

mily. Father's reputatio

shoulders as I added. "You know bett

s head, his anger gone, only contempt

d as I stood between him a

mouth and stormed out of the bathroom slamming the door close

as I turned to her slowly, not sure of what I'd see in

verythin

her back touching the wall, as she

e to keep some distance between us s

as she used the wall as sup

her, knowing my touch wouldn'

oarse she cleared her throat. She glanced at the papers still

eed lying to her now.

searching my face for answers, answ

from him. To

she stepped backward

making decisions for m

glared at me before I added conceding. "But you were... emotionally compromise

tterly wiping away the tears

ars of watching him hurt me, and now sud

. "I didn't know," I said shaking my head as I explained. "Not

e repeated

ly business. I only came back six months ago, when Father had his first heart attack. That's when I started noticing things

cide what? Rescue me? Make me your wife instead? How exactly is that better from what

" I explained to her trying to

eed. My name and my resources. It means

e continued. "The accident," she said slowly.

h her, refusing to hide from

glaring at me with anger as she looked broken realizing she was st

ainst you," I said, still feeling

you seemed... Happy. I thought it was what you wanted, I didn't know it was a

howing me, her bruised face as

hat I wasn't sure of and stepped c

ying to mak

softly, repeating Adam's w

id as if she was anticipating worse from m

is just protection.. You'll have your own space, your own l

d, narrowing her eyes try

a private facility in Switzerland. The

to these lengths for someone you barely speak

if I should tell her the

tted looking away as I took a deep breath and continued. "Because

dri

ation. Not even forgiveness. But I couldn't keep quiet about this anymore., especially wh

ught our attention as we could hear Adam

looking toward the doo

wh

night. Then wherever you want. Anoth

r arms wrapped ar

asked looking at her stomach a

ad. "No. I-I hav

far a

re. A few w

al calculations. If it was during that time. That was wh

asked, bringing my hand o

Just to get a

she said finally afte

kno

lying to me

es

t understand why

ou freedom, if

closer this time, it was followed b

sly as she shuddered seeing

towards the door and not

ading down the secluded corridor trying

of you. Maybe more

kn

this marriage-doesn't

o anyone," I agreed

rgive me for the truths that I have kept from her

might very