Beneath Her Bastard Boss

Chapter 74

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Blair sat in the passenger seat of Roman’s car, staring out at the city lights as they drove back. Her throat was raw from giving her statement, and she felt emotionally drained in a way she hadn’t expected. They had told Roman’s family that she was ok but they had been kept away from the funeral for safety reasons.

It was over. They had let their friends and work colleagues know she wasn’t dead. Even the media had been informed that due to a mixup, Blair had been declared dead.

But she was very much alive. Roman had made a huge donation to the hospital for all the trouble. But it was finally over.

They would find out within a few days if aunt Viv had been involved. Laura had been too young at the time.

“You’re quiet,” Roman observed, reaching over to take her hand.

“I keep thinking I should feel more… victorious, I guess?” Blair said softly. “We got him. He confessed to everything. But I just feel empty.”

“It doesn’t bring them back,” Roman said gently.

“No, it doesn’t.” Blair squeezed his hand. “But at least now we know the truth. And he can’t hurt anyone else.”

Her phone buzzed with a text from Sutton: Aunt Viv is awake. Doctor says she’s okay, just shock. She wants to see you when you’re ready. I don’t think she had any idea. The FBI are here now talking to her.

Aunt Viv had fainted, but then when she came to, she had needed to be sedated when the events of the day had become

MTs had been called, and she had been taken to the hospital.

Roman the message. “I should probably go to the hospital.”

sure you’re up for that tonight? It’s been a hell of a day.”

“I need to face this. All of it.” Blair looked at him seriously. “But first, there’s something else I need to deal with.”

“Laura?”

“Laura.” Blair pulled out her phone and scrolled through her contacts. “I think it’s time she heard from the dead.”

She hit call and put the phone on speaker. Laura answered on the second ring.

Laura’s voice didn’t sound that

Blair. You know, the allegedly dead woman whose funeral

hell is

well, reports of my death were greatly exaggerated.” Blair’s voice was ice

“I don’t understand-”

but your father has been arrested, your mother has been taken to hospital and the real kicker is you’re broke. Everything

up without

an

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grateful, being the bigger person. Today I watched my uncle confess to murdering my parents. I’m officially out of patience for people who’ve wronged me, and Laura is a prize bitch–she made our lives miserable.” She grinned at him. “Better me than Keira. Trust me.”

later, they arrived at the Hospital that aunt Viv had been taken to. Blair found Sutton and Keira in the waiting area,

asked, settling

said. “Emotionally… well, finding out your husband is a murderer tends to mess with your

All the financial records show Peter had control over the money. So she could still be involved with stealing our inheritance. We’ll know in a few days, I’m sure,

sighed. “I should

“Fair warning.

staring out the hospital window, looking far older than her fifty–eight years. When

sorry. I

involved in the murders. But Vivian, how could you not know about the money? From what we understand, you and Peter didn’t have

it. Should have questioned why we always had money troubles before

finances.” Vivian’s voice broke. “It all wouldn’t be so bad had I

you should have asked questions. The thing I can’t get over is how you treated us. We were children. You didn’t support us emotionally or financially growing

know, I know… I’m so sorry. I listened to Peter when he said it

laughed. “Then it might have helped with Laura.” Because Laura

looked at her with haunted eyes. “I’m sorry. We all have things to be remorseful

This was going to be tough on her going forward. A

I mean. I know the money will go back to you girls,

giving you some money to help set you up. If it does come back that you were not involved. But the

“Everything we had

Blair nodded.

was quiet for a long moment. “Laura called me crying about twenty minutes ago. Said you’d told her

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