Curtis fixed her with a look that was hard to read.

"So, you didn't tell me," he said, too sharply. "You suspected it had something to do with the Richardson family, and you thought I would take their side. Is that it?"

Leanne replied, "I never thought that."

"Then what did you think?" Curtis pressed her, offering a chance to explain.

"I wish more than anyone that your family wasn't involved. If I could, I wouldn't want to suspect Mary, Maddox, or Jennifer."

"How do you expect me to react when you say you suspect my family of being behind your parents' demise? And how am I supposed to face you or Grandma if they were innocent?"

Mary had always been so kind to her, and so had everyone in the Richardson family.

A sourness filled Leanne's nose, and warmth rushed to her eyes. She pinched the joint of her thumb and forefinger as if it could ease a little of the pain.

asking you to choose between believing them or doubting them

me is my

fell even harder, stringing

them away until his palms were all her tears. He then stopped, looking at

I have only

her tear-blurred eyes

one knee before her, his gaze holding

been secretly investigating it behind my back, already deciding that if it turns out my

declarations of love, do you genuinely enjoy being close to me, or are

like her heart was breaking, more painful than she could

thinking about this question, evading the thought every

or reaching a dead end, she didn't

she buried her eyes

lifted her head, forcing her to look at him, refusing to let her escape. "Then I'm asking you

left Leanne

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