Her Tears Are His Weakness

Her Tears Are His Weakness 73

Matthew snapped, his facade crumbling as he lashed out.

"Your grandmother is sick, and this is what you're doing? At least Lily has been trying. Do you know how often she's been going to beg Mr. Garrett for help? she failed, but at least she tried! What about you? What have you done?

"Your grandmother has spoiled you since you were a child. Even if you don't acknowledge me, tine, but are you really going just to sit back and watch her die?

"you already work in a place like that-what's one more man, or even two? Can you stop being so selfish?"

Samantha's face tumed deathly pale.

Se ever expected ham to say something so vile.

Did he think slar hadn't tried to help Cynthia? She had-she just hadn't succeeded.

How hare he call her selfish?

Why was she the only one expected to make sacrifices?

Why her?

But size wasn't beir to aigue. She had another reason for coming.

"If you don't want me to press charges, fine but have one condition"

"What condition?

"What did you say? Retumthem? Those belong to the Newton family. You're not even part of this family-what right do you have to take them?" Matthew slammed the table in anger, poliating a furious finger at her. "L'in warning you, don't covet things that don't belong to you!"

Samantha fomed herself to ignore his insults. She had promised Cynthia that she would protect those inanuscripts, and she intended to keep that promise. Her voice was calm and steady. "So, what will it be? Return the manuscripts, or go to prison? Your choler. "

her palma, the pain keeping

spoke again, ber tone unwavering, "170 ink one last

He spewed!

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interested in heating nonsense. Are

grave? You heartless boat You've disappointed me beyond words! The biggest mistake

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up her bag and made a move to leave. "Alright. Since you've made your decision, I'll

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anger. "If I

you'hie telling the

a statement of forgiveness

the matmiscripts tomonow. We'll

-manuscripts for the statement.

place fomnow at 2:00 pm. I have other things to

she grabbed her bag and walked out, completely ignoring the insults Matthew Imirled at

that she finally fell some of the tension in her body

pressed hutoler palm-proof of her effort to keep

him to prepare the statement of forgiveness, and then went to his law firm to

her one last warning as

holding hilin accountable will be much harder

"Thanks for the reminder."

his words, Samantha book the statement of forgiveness willout hesitation. She had already made up her mind. There was nothing more to consider. Bradley sighed but didn't aigor further, Instead, he simply

arrived

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their meeting