Veronica.
I could handle a public disgrace. I could endure him vilifying the victim. I could endure any other abuses that he had planned to use. But one thing that I was truly counting on never happening was him exposing such a secret.
A secret that I had hoped died along with the news.
Uncle Bernard had assured me that he would take care of this. This was supposed to be under as much wrap as possible.
How the hell did he get his hand on imperative, classified information like this? It was dangerous for me if he had three kings.
I hoped he would just stop there. I hoped that was where he would call quits on the matter, but the man on the screen didn’t look like he was giving up anytime soon.
“Veronica, tell me this isn’t true,” I heard Emilie speaking over the phone.
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