Chapter 524

Chapter 524

Thorsten leaned in, his gaze fixed on my face as he chuckled softly.

I had no idea what he found so amusing, but I held his stare, demanding an answer. I wasn't about to

back down now.

Finally, after his laughter faded, he said, "Alright, I'll let you die with the truth. Your father got in the way of someone else's money.

My mind flashed to the contract my father had been negotiating.

"He blocked someone else's profit-not yours. So why did you go after my parents?" I pressed, still not understanding.

Thorsten smirked. "Have you forgotten what I do? How I made my fortune?"

The answer hit me. He'd done it for money-someone had hired him.

"Who was it?" I demanded, my voice tight with desperation.

Instead, he leaned back, watching me. "Who

place, each one hitting like a blow. My parents' death was tied to that contract, which eventually landed

a

off my suspicions, even saying Matthew had set up a special account with the contract's profits just for

with Thorsten's words, doubt

your memory?" I managed, my voice shaky. "You

kept smirking, that familiar, twisted smile reminding me of one thing: he was a hired gun, a professional liar paid to make problems disappear. Who knew how many stories he'd over the years? I didn't want to believe it, but

spun

too? asked, searching his

"See? You're

I shook

the point in lying now?" He extended his

of smoke into the stale air. "Since you're someone I don't particularly dislike, I'll let you

to make ends meet, they barely had time for you, which is why you got sick so often. "By chance, the Johnston family's younger son-the one who almost became your husband-was

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kept you company,

Jace's blood type, he had an idea-to have you and

face. So it

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