Chapter 290

Matthew and Lindey always treated me like 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.

I

My 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?"

move, but Thorsten waved him off. He walked over to the floor-to-ceiling window, looking

knew how

said, and I couldn't just

the window. "Matthew was my dad's

respond, his eyes still

wide stretch of green was calming,

to take me to. Even though my parents didn't have much money, they made sure we

special about concrete jungles. If we were going to travel, they wanted to experience

and wide-open landscapes became

we stayed in little cabins,

take me to see all the mountains and rivers in the

he's gone now, and I haven't been able to bring

whenever Matthew and Lindey went

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Chapter 200

I always said

deep scar

to touch it, afraid of how

you're

held my

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

put a wedge between me and

o sure

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