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Donna
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“I did not freak out." My voice comes out less convincing than I intended as I look away from Chase momentarily. "I know her father. He was Collin’s lawyer," I begin, struggling to hold his gaze that's fixed on mine as I admit, the weight of what I did to Giorgio weighing heavily on my soul.
I’m not proud of what I did, but if I had to do it again to protect Chase, I would. He speaks, seeing me struggle, and asks if he was the lawyer who helped me take his inheritance, and I nod. I tell him that seeing her and hearing his name reminded me of the past, which is not a lie.
There’s silence for a moment after I say that before he speaks, saying he would have given me the money. I tell him I know, and I tell him again that I am sorry I kept the truth from
