Chapter 0364

Judy's POV

"Gavin..." I gasped, not prepared for the overwhelming feeling of his body pressing against mine in the dark of the hotel suite. "Where's Nan and Chester?"

"I sent them away so we could have a little chat," he said, his tone lethal. "Did you really think you could keep this from me? Even if I didn't overhear you, I would have found out one way or another."

I swallowed the lump in my throat, his close proximity making me weak-kneed.

"I had it handled..." I told him, trying to sound confident, but failing miserably.

“Handled?” He nearly laughed without humor. "Then why is your father still in prison?"

"I've been paying off his debt..." I said softly. "But they keep piling on more interest... we couldn't even afford a lawyer, and all the ones appointed to him are corrupted by the Cash family."

situation?" He asked, his eyes narrowed

off the wall to create some distance between us, but the distance seemed

know what's even worse?" Gavin asked, breaking through the silence that started to consume

him to

"But he didn't-"

to face me. "He would have married Irene and then what? Break her heart worse than he already has? Hurt her physically and

"I didn't think "

anybody but yourself. It was a selfish act not to tell me the entire truth about what was happening. I

and tears were brimming in my eyes. I wasn't going to let them fall right now

you going to do with him?" I found myself

the wall, though it wasn't as rough as before, my heart still skipped a beat

low and almost sultry as he whispered against my ear, his breath warm

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