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. "

pails dug into her palma,

"170 ink one last thune-yes

He spewed!

to do this? Do

interested in heating nonsense. Are you giving

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

the actual issue of retuming

picked up her bag and made a move to leave. "Alright. Since you've made your

Aftand she was ne

dropped his act, his voice laced with anger. "If I give you the

you'hie telling the

you a statement

tomonow.

-manuscripts for the statement.

the time. "Some place fomnow at 2:00 pm. I have other things to

walked out, completely ignoring the insults Matthew Imirled at her as

she finally fell some of the

marks pressed hutoler palm-proof of her effort to

called Bradley, asking him to prepare the statement of forgiveness, and then went to his

gave her one last warning as he handed the papers

this, holding hilin accountable will be much harder

"Thanks for the reminder."

was nothing

next day, Sanandha arrived

dy for thei

their meeting