Chapter66

Samuel wasn’t on guard against his cousin, and he got drugged. I couldn’t help but sigh.

Things were complicated in those wealthy families. My family was different, a straight line for generations, and then my mom added another member, making me the bonus kid.

Before I could crack a couple of jokes, Freddy’s phone went off.

I took a peek, not expecting it to be Antonio on the other end.

Freddy was busy navigating a turn, so he handed me the phone.

I paused for a beat, answered, and put it on the speaker. Antonio sounded desperate. The moment he got through, he blurted out, “Freddy, is Grace there?”

Freddy shot me a look, grinning, “Yeah, how do you know?”

“I…”

Antonio hesitated, not wanting to say too much, and just asked, “Can I speak to her? I want to ask her about something.”

Freddy’s laughter grew. “Sure thing. She’s right here with me. She can hear you.”

a moment and then tentatively said, “Grace, could

that something was off, giving me a

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when he spoke. “What’s the big secret? Why can’t I listen? You’re not trying to get advice from Grace on how to win back your old flame,

sighed deeply, “Alicia and I are

a chat? It’ll just take a few

so hard that the car screeched to a

with Alicia? You’ve been through backup after backup. Now you’re trying to get

you

his phone into the storage box. Antonio kept calling but

between you guys? I thought you said you weren’t close?” I bit my lip, realizing the gig was up, and I laid out everything over the years. When I finished, his eyes were red. After a pause, he wiped

should’ve told you about Alicia. Then you

a sense of warmth spreading through me.

dumb. He kept our relationship a secret and didn’t come back to see you for

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