GoodReadI Chapter 290 Matthew and Lindey always treatedlike family, likell was their own daughter.
I knew that. I really did.
But ever since I found that contract, it's like there's this constant knot in my chest whenever I'm around them.
I just want to untangle it. I want to love them freely and accept their love without holding back.
Thorsten chuckled. "Like father, like daughter." I froze. He'd just claimed he didn't remember my dad.
So, he was lying to me.
And why.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtMy chest tightened as I dug my nails into my palm.
Thorsten let out a soft laugh. "It's because Matthew keeps bringing it up. Otherwise, why would I remember someone I met twice, over ten years ago?" My throat tightened. "Why does Matthew keep bringing up my dad?" Thorsten got up. His bodyguard started to move, but Thorsten waved him off. He walked over to the floor-to- ceiling window, looking out at the lush lawn outside "What do you think Matthew would say about your dad? He really knew how to play this game.
I had no idea what Matthew might've said, and I couldn't just make something up.
I joined him by the window. "Matthew was my dad's only friend." Thorsten didn't respond, his eyes still on the view outside.
I glanced out, too. The wide stretch of green was calming, almost hypnotic.
It remindedof the prairies my dad used to taketo. Even though my parents didn't have much money, they made sure we traveled every year.
They never tookto big cities, saying there was nothing special about concrete jungles. If we were going to travel, they wanted to experience the outdoors.
So, deserts, forests, oceans, and wide-open landscapes becmy most vivid memories..
This green lawn remindedof the times we stayed in little cabins, drinking fresh milk and roasting marshmallows by the fire.
"Dad once promisedhe'd taketo see all the mountains and rivers in the world," I said. remembering his words.
But he's gone now, and I haven't been able to bring myself to travel since.
All these years living with the Johnston family, whenever Matthew and Lindey went on trips and invited +25 BONUS Chapter 200 me, I always said no.
Traveling had becthis deep scar in my heart.
I was afraid to touch it, afraid of how much it'd hurt.
"You're thinking about your dad, but you're not the only one," Thorsten said.
I held my breath, listening.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"I can't say for sure whether your dad's accident was caused by someone, but I can tell you it had nothing. to do with Matthew," Thorsten continued, finally addressing the question I'd been too afraid to ask. I stayed quiet, though I wanted to ask how he could be so But asking would put a wedge betweenand Matthew.
o sure Even though Matthew was not here, Thorsten was so close to him, it felt like Matthew was watchingthrough his eyes.
Thorsten continued, "After your dad's accident, Matthew wanted to back O out of the contract. But knew how NO much it meant to them both, and I didn't want that partnership to fall apart.
kept reaching out to Matthew, again and again, until I finally told him that your parents practically paid. for that contract with their lives. *If he let it go, it'd be like your dad's death meant nothing." Thorsten's words hitlike a punch to the gut, making my heart clench.
"Matthew isn't the kind of person who'd kill for money or betray am friend. Do you think I'd stick around someone like that?" Thorsten's logic was sound. I felt a weight lift off my chest.
Even though I had my doubts about Matthew, deep down, I was terrified they might actually be true.
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