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.

voice didn’t sound that

know, the allegedly dead woman whose funeral

a long pause. “Blair, what the hell is

were

“I don’t understand-”

argument. “And Laura, I hate to tell you this, but your father has been arrested, your mother has been taken to hospital and the real kicker is you’re broke. Everything you have enjoyed for years, the money, the easy life. Well, it’s not yours. It will be seized. I

up without waiting

raised an

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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

arrived at the Hospital that aunt Viv had been taken to.

asked, settling

out your husband is a murderer tends to

said they’re confident she wasn’t involved with the murders. All the financial records show Peter had control over the money. So

sighed. “I

said. “Fair warning. She’s pretty fragile right

Aunt Vivian staring out the hospital window, looking far older than her fifty–eight years. When she heard Blair enter, she turned

so sorry. I

the money? From what we understand, you and Peter didn’t have the money back then to save our family business had it truly been in

had money troubles before of a sudden we pulled your parents‘ business from the brink and then we were

broke. “It all wouldn’t be so bad had I not married a killer. Money a

I can’t get over is how you treated us. We were children. You didn’t support us emotionally or financially growing

sorry. I listened to Peter when he

“Then it might have helped with Laura.”

eyes. “I’m sorry. We all have things to

to kick Vivian while she was down. Not anymore. This was going to be tough on her

asked. “To me, I mean. I know the money will go back to you girls, as it should.

agree to giving you some money to help set you up. If it does come back that you were not involved. But the house will be sold and everything you bought

Vivian said bitterly. “Everything we

Blair nodded.

moment. “Laura called me crying about twenty minutes ago.

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