Chapter 76: Do You Want to Help Me?
(Author's POV)
Caroline stared at the man leaning against the Porsche, her mind racing. Wesley’s offer to act as a guarantor for her funding was unexpected, to say the least. Their past connection was entirely tethered to Rachel, a bond that had frayed and snapped the moment Rachel passed away. Since that funeral, they had been strangers inhabiting the same city.
Why now? Why stick his neck out for a company teetering on the edge of a PR disaster?
Caroline took a step closer, her hazel eyes locking onto his. She didn't want charity, and she didn't want pity.
"Wesley," she said, her voice steady but probing. "Are you doing this... because of Rachel? Is this some sort of penance?"
Wesley didn't answer immediately. He brought the cigarette to hi
