Lisa took a deep breath before speaking. "I never would have expected you to come through for me like this," she admitted, her voice steady but laced with something else—hesitation, maybe. "Not when I’m a Moore. Not when I was born into the Golden Circle."
Miguel didn’t react immediately, but he understood what she was saying. She wasn’t just referring to her last name; she was acknowledging the history between them, the bad blood that had been spilled long before she had any say in it.
He remained silent, letting her continue.
Lisa shifted in her chair. "I know what the Golden Circle did to you, Miguel. I know what my father and his friends did to your family—to the McGrath legacy. I know they didn’t just try to ruin you. They took everything from you." She exhaled sharply. "And yet, h
