Derek POV
Chills ran through my spine as the woman exposed more and more of Charles and Richard scheming, but the question that was most bothering to me was why would Charles do such a thing like that?
My dad literally raised him and even sacrificed his fatherhood with his child just to satisfy him, and now he wants me dead. Putting toxic chemicals that can cause skin cancer so that it would be real.
Lexie intertwined her hands with mine, disrupting my thought. "Derek, be strong, okay,” she whispered in a pleading voice.
I nodded. Yes, I am strong. I don't just know why they would do such a thing to me. I have been nothing but nice to them.
The woman cleared her throat, bringing our attention back to her. “They will be here soon. I think you should leave before they notice you came,”
