Chapter 52

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?"

a look, grinning, "Yeah, how

much, and just asked, "Can I speak to her?

grew. "Sure thing. She's right here with me. She can

moment and then tentatively said, "Grace, could we talk

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something was off, giving me a couple of sideways looks. His voice had a hint of a warning 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

deeply, "Alicia and I are history. It's

have a chat? It'll just

hitting the brakes so hard that the car screeched to a

You've been through backup after backup. Now you're trying to get with Grace? She's my sister! We've been friends for years. Don't push me to fly over there and teach you

tirade, Freddy ended the call and chucked

the gig was up, and I laid out everything over the years. When I finished, his eyes were red. After

I should've told you about Alicia. Then you

a sense of warmth spreading through

and dumb. He kept our relationship a secret and

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