Reborn From Oblivion by Christia Muray

Jules closed his eyes, feeling a pain that matched Lincoln's.

"Lincoln, do you really think I didn't fight for us?"

"I was ready to give up my status as the Sharp family's heir, just to run away with Kelly. But Kelly... she let go of me first. I have my pride too; clinging to someone isn't my style."

Lincoln picked up on something off in his tone.

"Run away? Give up being the Sharp family heir? Jules, you and Kelly were openly in love. Why all the secrecy?"

Jules let out a heavy sigh. "Lincoln, there are things you just wouldn't understand. Don't dig into it. It's a tragedy between Kelly and me, and it's been decades. I don't want to dredge it up again."

Lincoln noticed Jules's fingers trembling, almost like he had Parkinson's. "Jules, your hand?"

Jules gripped his hand tightly. "Over the years, as long as I don't talk about the past, I'm okay. But bring it up, and my hand starts shaking."

"Is that your guilty conscience

would I have stayed single all

"Makes sense. So, was it Kelly who messed things up? Did she leave

If she loved, she loved; if she didn't, she

"Then why did it

confused. "Lincoln, why are you so determined to reopen my

paused, his eyes drifting

wanted to tie up the last loose end

Lincoln's tangled questioning, Jules caught onto. something significant and looked at Lincoln in shock. "How do you know that Kelly and I were... close?"

his nose, stammering, "Well,

gaze upstairs and realized, "Morris told you, didn't he?" Lincoln

really all-knowing, isn't he?" His voice

Lincoln was treating him like some tabloid

Jules, thinking,