Chapter 5

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As I looked at the three people in front of me continually distorting the truth, a profound, icy chill wrapped around my heart. Three years ago, if Hayley hadn't stepped up and used every ounce of her strength to keep the family business afloat, the Fairclough enterprise would have been devoured by ruthless competitors long ago. Yet, as the sole perpetrators of her suffering, Dominic and Santino felt not a single shred of remorse. Instead, after they learned of her passing, their first instinct was to fight over her money. It was at this exact moment that I saw Dominic for who he truly was, a shameless, unprincipled monster without a shred of humanity. "And what do you propose?" I asked, my voice terrifyingly calm. "Are you going to accuse me of murder?" Clara couldn't hide her desper

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