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Chapter 74
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Married To The Man Who Killed My Twin Brother Chapter 74
For a second I thought I'd misheard him. "All of it," I said. "In my name.""Yes.""Julian, I never signed anything.""You didn't have to. The transfer only needed my signature and a witness. Dad's lawyer helped me do it quietly." He rubbed the back of his neck. "I didn't tell you because I was scared. Diggory kept pushing me to sign my share over to him, and I could see where it was going. If I held half, he could keep pressuring me. If it was already yours, I couldn't sign it away, even if he forced me to.""You put it in my name so Diggory won't threaten you to give it out," I said."Right. It was the only thing I could think of." Tears dropped from his eyes. "I thought I'd have time to explain it to you. I wanted to wait until I had proof about what he was doing, so you'd understand why.""And you didn't think about telling me, even a little?" I said. My voice rose, and I tried to bring it down. "You were afraid he might come after me, and you didn't think I should know?""I thoug
Married To The Man Who Killed My Twin Brother Chapter 73
Diggory paid the bill without looking at it, the way he always did. He tucked his wallet away and stood up, then held my coat open for me like we were on a date."You'll hear from me soon," he said, helping me into the sleeves. "As soon as I'm sure it's safe, I'll tell you everything.""Okay," I said, and pulled the coat closed over my chest. "Thank you, Diggory. I know I keep saying it.""You never have to thank me." He rested a hand on my back as we walked through the restaurant. "Just promise you'll be careful in the meantime.""I will," I said. "I'll act normal.""That's all I need."Outside, the sun was bright, and the street was loud, and it felt wrong after that dim little room. Diggory kissed my cheek and stepped back, smiling."Get some rest, Juliana," he said. "You look like you haven't slept in days.""I haven't," I said, and managed a weak laugh. "Call me.""I will."I watched him walk to his car. He didn't look back. When he pulled away, I stood on the sidewalk for a full
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The text came in at 8:14 the next morning. I was standing in Julian's tiny bathroom with a borrowed toothbrush in my mouth, wearing yesterday's clothes.⠀Diggory: Lenora's, on Hartwell Street. Private room at the back. 11:30. Come alone.⠀I read it, rinsed my mouth, and read it again. Then I carried the phone into the living room. I had fallen asleep on the couch the night before, halfway through a sentence, with my head on Julian's shoulder. Somebody had put a blanket over me. Julian was in his room now, and Edris was sitting in the armchair with his elbows on his knees, like he hadn't slept much and didn't want to say so.⠀"He sent it," I said.⠀"Let me see," Edris said, and held out his hand. I gave him my phone. He read it slowly. "Lenora's. It's a small place. I know the owner."⠀"Is that good?" I asked.⠀"It means I can have someone nearby." He handed the phone back, and his fingers brushed mine. Neither of us moved away. "I'll be parked on Hartwell. If you text me one wor
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Nobody said anything for a second. Then Julian let out a long breath and leaned his head back against the couch."He asked if you were alone and didn't think twice when you said yes," Julian said. "He just believed you.""Because he thinks he knows me." I set my phone down. "He thinks I'm too scared to do anything he doesn't tell me to do.""And that's what's going to keep you safe."Edris came over and sat on the coffee table across from me, close enough that our knees almost touched. "Listen to me, Juliana. From now on, you have to be exactly who you were yesterday. Same voice, same questions. If you're nervous around me, stay nervous. If you've been angry, stay angry.""That part won't be hard," I said.One corner of his mouth moved. It wasn't quite a smile. "Good. I mean it, though. You can't pull back from Diggory, and you can't suddenly get quiet or cold with him. If he feels you slipping, he'll start wondering why.""What if he asks something I don't know how to answer?""Then
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"Where are you right now?" Diggory asked. "It sounds quiet."My eyes went straight to Edris. He lifted one hand, palm down, a small, easy motion, and I forced my shoulders to drop.“At the coffee shop near the old bookstore,” I said. “I couldn’t stay at home. I just needed to get out for a bit.”“You’re there alone?”“Yeah. I wanted somewhere Edris wouldn’t think to look for me.”“Good. Stay there for now. Don’t go back to the house yet.”I heard him take a breath on the other end. There was a short pause before he spoke again.“Did you find anything else? Maybe in his study or on his phone? Anything that seemed strange?”Julian was staring at the phone in my hand as if it might bite. I turned toward the window so I couldn't see either of their faces. It was easier to lie that way."No. Edris locks everything." I let my voice go thin. "I still don't trust him, Diggory. Every time he comes near me, I think about Julian. I think about what he did to him, and I can't stop picturing it."
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“The land Grandpa left us,” Julian said. “I don't mean the house. I mean everything around it. The lots too.”I frowned. “Wait! The property by the river? The same property Dad always said was basically worthless. But Nobody has used it in years.”Julian leaned forward, his elbows resting on his knees. “That’s what I needed people to believe. A development is going up on the east side. Roads, utilities, all of it approved. Once they finish building it, the land goes from almost nothing to more than any of us would see in ten lifetimes.""And Diggory knew.""He knew before anyone. He's been buying up the parcels around ours quietly, through other names." Julian looked at his hands. "Ours is the last piece he needs. Without it, the whole thing stalls.""Okay, but it's ours. Yours and mine." I shook my head. "What does he need me for? You were the one he was pressuring.""Because it isn't only mine, Jules. Grandpa split it between us. Half for you and half for me."I stared at him. "I n
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I left Edris’s office pretending I was fine, but I wasn’t, not even close.His phone call and that slight change in his expression kept bothering my mind, that wasn’t normal.Nothing about Edris Veltri was normal.We were walking down the hallway when I slowed my steps.“Excuse me.”Edris stopped a
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I stood there, staring at the spot where Edris had been a few seconds ago.I was so confused, angry, and frustrated.What the hell was wrong with that man?I had literally stabbed him yesterday, yet somehow I was the one feeling unsettled.I glanced at the breakfast on the table.The eggs, the toas
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Edris wrapped his hand around the handle and pulled it out, then said to me,“Finished? If that was enough to make you feel better, then do it again.”Before I could try stabbing him again, something strong hit the back of my head, and I passed out on the floor.The next morning, I woke up expectin
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“One, two, three.”The camera flashed again, and another round of applause followed almost immediately. I kept the smile on my face even though my cheeks already hurt from forcing it for hours. Around us, guests moved through the grand ballroom laughing, drinking expensive champagne, and celebratin
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