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.

at the cost of Alan's life,"

*He said that one day, when you get married, it'll be yours. Consider it a gift from your late parents." Tears spilled

and me, and I'd actually doubted them. "Keira,

my dad down, but he felt so guilty about that contract that he

pity."

meant by that, but I didn't have the heart

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

what felt like forever before finally pulling over.

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though everything Matthew had done really touched me,

out the truth for

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station to request the records of my parents' car

this file is too old. If you want to access it, you'll need

relationship with the victims," the officer

Proof of relationship?

really have to prove

shap when a voice cut in, "Register her information and get

the officer replied,