Wallace paused, then responded, “That’s beyond my control.

There was an incident then, and you took him.

Hannah just returned to me after years away, and she matters to me.

From his hiding place behind the curtain, Bryson’s brow furrowed at Wallace’s words.

It was clear that the conversation involved him.

“Don’t you know who I am? After all these years, have you ever heard me disclose anything about Bryson? I always keep quiet about his matters.

His business is my business,” Wallace asserted.

His expression grave, Wallace said, “Now is not the time for this.

If we bring him into our families, we’ll be inviting serious trouble.

him into

name, Bryson knew

“bring him into our families” sparked a whirl of questions

was the intent

him into our families,” Wallace’s voice brought

away, let’s

in the study

remained seated briefly before making his way deeper into

only

Click!

reached Bryson’s ears, his eyes

a sliver in the curtain, he saw Wallace slipping behind the cabinet in the

secret door shut, all was

been fruitless: a hidden space lay beyond the

and exited the study, closing the door quietly

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