Bye-Bye Jerk, Hello Mr. Right by Rosie Steppe

Chapter 291

Matthew and Lindey had been like family to me, but I'd been terrified that all that love might've just been a lie. Could I really trust Thorsten's word on this?

I knew I shouldn't have been so paranoid, but after losing my parents, it was hard not to be.

I wanted to ask more, to get to the bottom of everything, but the words got stuck in my throat. So I'd stayed quiet.

"You probably didn't know this, but Matthew had a secret stash," Thorsten said, catching me off guard.

He chuckled softly. "Relax. It's not what you think. Matthew and I are completely different."

I couldn't help but smile a little. So Thorsten did have some self-awareness after all.

The internet had been full of gossip about his playboy antics. They said he'd had more girlfriends than he could count, but only one kid-Cole.

"Matthew and Lindey had a great relationship," I'd said, trying to steer the conversation somewhere safer. Thorsten had laughed again, and I couldn't tell if he'd found me amusing or just naive. "Matthew's stash wasn't just some rainy-day fund. It was the money from that big contract years ago, plus all the profits since."

He'd paused, giving me a look. "And it was all in Alan's name. It was meant for him."

I was stunned. I'd been at RiverwaveCorp for years and had no clue about any of this. Matthew had never mentioned a word.

money was earned at the cost of Alan's life,"

him of the guilt, so every cent from that project went into Alan's account. *He said that one day, when you get married, it'll be yours. Consider it a gift from your late parents." Tears

dad and me, and I'd actually doubted them. "Keira, Thorsten said, his voice firm,

did he not let my dad down, but he felt so guilty about that contract that he treated me

pity." Thorsten

he meant by that, but

Drago," I said, my voice shaky with emotion, before

for what felt like forever before finally pulling over. I just sat there, staring blankly out the

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though everything Matthew had done really touched

needed to find out the truth for

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the traffic police station to request the records of my

it, you'll need to make an appointment

the victims," the officer

Proof of relationship?

to prove my

inside me, and I was about to shap when a

the officer replied, suddenly all