Beneath Her Bastard Boss

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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.

didn’t sound that

Laura. It’s Blair. You know, the allegedly dead woman whose funeral you

the hell is going on? How are you… I mean,

death were greatly exaggerated.” Blair’s voice was ice

“I don’t understand-”

is you’re broke. Everything you have enjoyed for years, the

up without

raised an eyebrow.

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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

been taken

she?” Blair asked, settling into

fine.” Keira said. “Emotionally… well, finding out your husband is a

said they’re confident she wasn’t involved with the murders. All the financial records show Peter had control over the money. So she could still be involved with stealing our inheritance.

sighed. “I

said. “Fair warning. She’s

hospital window, looking far older than her fifty–eight years.

so sorry. I had no idea.

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 trouble.” *She couldn’t even bring herself to

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

all wouldn’t be so bad had I

I can’t get over is how you treated us. We were children.

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

helped with Laura.” Because Laura was the

Vivian looked at her with haunted eyes. “I’m sorry. We

want to kick Vivian while she was down. Not anymore. This was

now?” Vivian asked. “To me, I mean. I know the money will go back to you

some money to help set you up. If

bitterly. “Everything we had was built on your

Blair nodded.

“Laura called me crying about twenty minutes ago. Said

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