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?"

look, grinning, "Yeah, how do you

asked, "Can I speak

laughter grew. "Sure thing. She's right here

and then tentatively said, "Grace, could we

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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

"Alicia and I are history. It's

a chat? It'll just

hitting the brakes so hard that the car screeched to a halt by

trying to get with Grace? She's my sister! We've been friends for years. Don't push

ended the call and chucked his phone into the storage box. Antonio kept

back at me. "What's really going on between you guys? I thought you said you weren't close?" I bit my lip, realizing the gig was up, and I laid out everything over the years. When I finished, his eyes were red. After a pause, he wiped his tears and then pulled me into a

I messed up. I should've told you about Alicia. Then

my head, a sense of warmth spreading

dumb. He kept our relationship a secret and didn't come back to

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