Sure enough, he was a goddamn player trying to have it all.

I said, "I won't marry you or drop the charges against Kate. It wasn't me who sued her in the first place."

Gabrielle asked me to lend a hand to keep Claude's law firm from collapsing. Yet Claude wanted me to marry him and let his Kate off the hook.

I snorted, "Claude, I don't have the power to influence your and Kate's situation as you think I do. Maybe you should ask the police what exactly Kate did to me. Or better yet, check if she's hurt other girls, too."

I helped Richard into the car, leaving Claude standing there, watching as we drove away.

"Have you heard about the Hilton family?" Richard asked as we got into the car.

"The Hilton family tore down the orphanage to build an amusement park. I can't even step foot in there. Even though my parents worked for the Hilton family, our relationship with them was purely employment. In the end, it was because of Claude that things went south. To stand up against the most powerful family in town? I doubt my parents would want me to take such a lone stand." I said it casually, leaving Richard at a loss for words.

Richard returned to his remaining house, far from my apartment. "Why don't you move in with me? We've got plenty of rooms in the villa."

more time on

to stop me further. With just a look, his assistant handed me the keys. "Young people always want independence, but remember, I've got your back. No need for

eyes welled up, and

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since lowas a baby. He was ten years older and practically

jail, but now that I'm out,

nodded, and my phone

calling. "Ms. Floyd, we've found another

using this evidence to claim Ms. Goodwin's innocence. We currently lack concrete evidence linking Ms. Goodwin

hand trembled as I looked at Richard fearfully. "Isn't there any evidence

it doesn't link back to

got the message. If I were alive, Kate's charges would be minor without solid

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