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

his name, Bryson knew

into our families”

the intent behind

with the implications of “bring him into our

that Amelie’s away, let’s

study

before making his way deeper into

the curtain, Bryson caught only

Click!

reached Bryson’s ears, his

a sliver in the curtain, he saw Wallace slipping

the secret door shut,

fruitless: a

the moment, Bryson emerged from his cover and exited the study, closing the door quietly

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