Gavin\u2019s POV<\/p>\n
The rage I felt boiling inside of me when I heard Irene\u2019s confession. I watched her retreat up the stairs and towards her room, my eyes narrowed, and my jaw clenched tightly. I was clenching and unclenching my fists, trying to calm myself down and not do something I was seriously going to regret.<\/p>\n
\u201cGavin, try to calm down,\u201d Judy said from behind me, her tone low and cautious like she was trying not to provoke the big bad wolf.<\/p>\n
\u201cCalm down?\u201d I asked, turning to look at her. I could see the concern in her eyes, and it caused me to pause for a minute, but then the second I thought about what Irene had done, the anger returned to me. \u201cHow can I calm down after knowing what my own daughter had done??\u201d<\/p>\n
She bit her lower lip, making my eyes drift to her mouth before snapping back to<\/p>\n
her eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cIrene was in a really bad place at that time,\u201d Judy told me.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd that makes it right?\u201d I asked through my teeth; I couldn\u2019t believe she was defending Irene right now. I nearly fired her because I thought she tried to hurt my son\u2026 I did fire a maid after she confessed to the crime and banished her. If it weren\u2019t for that maid\u2026 it could have been Judy. I was thankful that the doctors were able to help Matt and that he survived, but the outcome could have been so much worse. \u201cWhatever she was going through, whatever jealousy she was facing, it didn\u2019t make what he did any better. She nearly killed Matt and was most likely the indirect cause of that maid\u2019s death.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t know if she\u2019s dead,\u201d Judy said, trying to reason with me.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut she could be and it\u2019s Irene\u2019s fault for that,\u201d I told her, my eyes blazing with anger. \u201cWhy are you defending her right now?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not\u2026 I\u2019m just \u201d her voice trailed off as she tried to figure out what to say.<\/p>\n
I realized at that moment what was flashing through her eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou knew it was her this whole time\u2026 didn\u2019t you?\u201d I asked, hurt pinging my chest as I stared down at Judys; small frame.<\/p>\n
Judy glanced at the ground, nibbling on her lip as she thought about how to<\/p>\n
answer my question. But it was a simple answer that didn\u2019t require much thought.<\/p>\n
It was a yes or no question. She either knew, or she didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n
\u201cTell me the truth,\u201d I demand, my patients wearing thing. \u201cDid you know, or didn\u2019t you?\u201d<\/p>\n
Judy\u2019s shoulders slumped and she nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cI knew,\u201d she finally admitted.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd you weren\u2019t going to say anything to me?\u201d I asked, unable to hide the hurt in my tone. \u201cYou were going to take the fall for it? Or were you just waiting for someone else to take the fall like the maid?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t know the maid was going to take the fall,\u201d I said quickly. \u201cI was planning on taking the blame myself.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d I asked through my teeth, a snarl on my lips as my wolf\u2019s instincts surged forward, pushing us closer to the edge.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was trying to protect her\u2026\u201d she admitted softly.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d I asked again in a snarl. \u201cWhy would you want to protect her after what she had done??\u201dnoveldrama<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause she\u2019s your daughter,\u201d she replied, looking up at me and making my heart stutter. \u201cShe\u2019s your daughter and I didn\u2019t want your<\/p>\n
relationship strained becaul<\/p>\n
She did this because she wanted me out of the way and it nearly worked\u2026 but at that moment, she had her father on her side and that\u2019s all she really wanted. She wanted you to choose her over me and you did. I was trying to protect her and Matt. If Matt knew what his own sister had done, it would destroy him, Gavin. Completely destroy him\u2026 I couldn\u2019t let that happen. I was going to take full responsibility, but then that maid confessed out of nowhere.\u201d<\/p>\n
My jaw tensed at her words as I stared into her tear-filled eyes. She was telling the truth and that\u2019s what killed me the most. She cared more about me and my family than she did her own innocence or reputation.<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you know why the maid confessed?\u201d I asked, my tone was low and charged.<\/p>\n
Judy was quiet for a minute and her silence spoke volumes. My eyes narrowed at her, daring her to continue because we both knew at that moment that she knew exactly why the maid confessed.<\/p>\n
\u201cEthan\u2026\u201d she finally said, her shoulders slumping. \u201cHe promised her a fortune and told her that he would provide her with protection if she confessed to the crime.\u201d<\/p>\n
My blood boiled at the sound of her words, and I wanted nothing more than to<\/p>\n
punch Ethan in the face for all the parts he played in this.<\/p>\n
\u201cThen the maid is okay then,\u201d I said, my eyes scanning Judy\u2019s face.<\/p>\n
Her face paled and she nibbled on her lower lip once again, a telltale sign that she wasn\u2019t saying everything.<\/p>\n
Sara is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland\u2019s breathtaking cold.<\/p>\n
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