Chapter 73

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.

+ 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?”

Freddy shot me a look, grinning, “Yeah, how do you know?”

“L…”

just asked, “Can I speak to her? I want to ask her about

thing. She’s right here with me. She

a moment and then tentatively said, “Grace,

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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 back your old flame, are

I are

can we have a chat? It’ll just take a few minutes.”

so hard that the car screeched to a

been through backup after backup. Now you’re trying to get with Grace? She’s my

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

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

I should’ve told you about

sense of warmth spreading through me.

being stubborn and dumb. He kept our relationship

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