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Chapter 17 - Family is Not Always Blood
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2026-06-24 15:35:05
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2 years ago - Friday 6th March 2024 NashI unlocked my phone and sent her a quick message. *Will be there at 6. Be ready.* Simple. Direct. The way things worked best between us so there were no misunderstandings. I slipped the phone back into my pocket and entered my office. Immediately notifications began flooding the screen. Emails. Messages. Calendar updates. And one bank notification? I frowned. Then stopped walking. What the fucking hell was this? I looked again. Three hundred thousand dollars had been deposited into one of my personal accounts. The sender reference made me freeze. VA Rossi. Valentina??? My frown deepened. That didn't make sense. I hit the intercom. "Devon." He answered immediately. "Yes Nash?" "My office now." Thirty seconds later my assistant stepped inside. Devon had worked for me long enough to recognize when something had my attention. "You needed me Nash?" I turned the phone around. "Look at this." His eyes scanned the notification. Then his b
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Two years ago – Thursday March 5th 2024 Valentina Dinner was concluded with Maddie’s famous peach cobbler. And I took that opportunity to give everyone their gifts. You would think it was Christmas morning the way Livvie and Ethan tore into their gifts. “I love having a rich friend.” Livvy declared, showing off her LV bag proudly. I shook my head at her antics, while everyone laughed. Later, while everyone cleaned up, Livvy cornered me in the kitchen. The moment we were alone her expression changed. The concern she'd been hiding all evening surfaced immediately. "Val." I looked away. She gently grabbed my chin. "No. Don’t hide from me." My eyes met hers. And that was all it took. Tears instantly filled them. "Oh honey." She pulled me into a hug. I held on desperately. "I can see the dark circles. You look like a racoon with a spiral perm" I laughed weakly. "Liv—" "And you've lost weight." I didn't answer. Because she was right. I have had zero appetite since the week-end. "
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