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Chapter 13: The First Lie
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THE LAST TIME I FORGAVE YOU.. Chapter 17; What Her Father Signed
I arrived at Mara's office ten minutes before our appointment.I had barely slept. Her message from the previous evening kept returning to my mind.My father was involved in a separate document.I couldn't understand why. He had been gone for years, and as far as I knew, he had never been involved in Darian's business.Yet somehow, his name was connected to Aster Holdings.Mara was already waiting when I walked in."Good morning, Arielle.""Good morning. You said you found something."She nodded and gestured towards the chair opposite her desk."I did. Marcus provided it yesterday. I've reviewed it, but I wanted you to see it yourself."She placed a folder in front of me.I opened it.The first page carried the heading Statement of Understanding and Consent. Below it were several paragraphs referring to Aster Holdings, its original financial arrangement and the proposed ownership structure.Then I saw the signature.My father's.For a moment, I couldn't move."That's his signature," I
THE LAST TIME I FORGAVE YOU.. Chapter 16: What He Was Preparing For
I couldn't stop thinking about Vesper's words.After the wedding, he said it would be much harder to get you to agree to anything.What exactly had Darian planned to do after we got married?I had trusted him with my life, my money and my future. I had never imagined that the man I was preparing to marry might have been waiting for the wedding to make something easier for himself.When I got home, I called Mara.She answered after the second ring."Have you spoken to Vesper?""Yes. She gave me a document Darian wanted her to sign.""What kind of document?""I'm not sure yet. It refers to Aster Holdings, and her name appears as a proposed beneficiary."There was a brief silence."Did you take a photograph of it?""Yes. I'll send it to you."I forwarded the pictures."There's something else," I continued. "She said Darian told her that after our wedding, it would be harder for me to agree to anything."Mara sighed."That is concerning, but we need to understand what he meant. Marriage d
THE LAST TIME I FORGAVE YOU.. Chapter 15; The Woman Who Was Promised a Future
I read Vesper's message again before leaving Mara's office.I heard you met Marcus this morning. If you want to know what Darian promised me about Aster, we need to talk.I had several questions, but one stood out.How did she know about the meeting?Marcus had said he hadn't told Darian. He had only informed his assistant.I showed Mara the message."Don't reply just yet," she said. "We don't know how she got this information, and we don't know what she intends to tell you.""I think she knows something about Aster.""She might. But remember, she's also connected to the company financially. Whatever she tells you, don't treat it as established fact until we can verify it."I nodded."Can I speak to her?""You can, but I'd prefer you don't meet her alone. And if she has documents or messages, ask her to preserve them."I saved the number.For a moment, I considered deleting the message. I had spent enough time dealing with people who knew things about my life that I didn't.But Vesper
THE LAST TIME I FORGAVE YOU.. Chapter 14 : The Original Arrangement
I arrived at Mara's office ten minutes before the meeting.I had barely slept. Darian's words from the previous evening kept returning to me.I was trying to protect you from the truth about what happened eighteen months ago.I had spent seven years believing I knew the man I was going to marry. Now, every time I uncovered something, I found another reason to question those years.Mara opened her office door and invited me inside."Marcus is here," she said. "He's waiting in the conference room."I followed her.Marcus stood when we entered. He was dressed in a dark suit, and a brown leather folder lay on the table in front of him."Good morning, Arielle.""Good morning."He looked as though he wanted to say something else, but Mara gestured towards the chairs."Let's get started," she said. "Mr Hale, you mentioned that you had located an original document relating to Aster Holdings."Marcus nodded and opened the folder."I thought it was important that you see this before we discuss
THE LAST TIME I FORGAVE YOU.. Chapter 13: The First Lie
Darian called three times before I reached the end of the street.I didn't answer.The fourth time, I switched my phone to silent and slipped it into my bag. I had already sent Mara the screenshots of his messages. Until she told me otherwise, I wasn't going to have a conversation with him that could later be twisted into something I hadn't said.Still, his words stayed with me.There are things about Aster you don't understand, and Marcus has no right to involve himself.It was the last part that bothered me most.Darian hadn't denied anything. He hadn't asked why Marcus was speaking to me or what he had told me. He had gone straight to the question of who had the right to tell me the truth.I wondered how many times he had used that same argument with other people.By the time I reached home, another message had arrived.Please, Arielle. I'm trying to protect you.I stared at it for several seconds before putting the phone away.Protect me.Marcus had used those words. Darian was us
THE LAST TIME I FORGAVE YOU.. Chapter 12: The Man at the Wedding
I barely slept that night.Every time I closed my eyes, I saw the same things. Evelyn Mercer's letter. My signature on the shareholders' agreement. The message from the unknown number.Ask him what happened eighteen months ago, before you signed the agreement.By morning, I had read the message so many times that I could almost hear someone saying the words aloud.My sister found me at the kitchen table, still wearing the clothes I'd put on the previous evening. An untouched cup of tea sat beside my phone."You haven't slept," she said."I slept."She looked at me."Fine. I lay down for a few hours."She pulled out the chair opposite me and sat down."Have you told Mara about the messages?""Not yet. I'll show her when we meet.""Good. And you're not going to call Darian?""No."The answer came quickly, but we both knew it wasn't that simple.A part of me wanted to call him and demand an explanation. I wanted to hear what he would say about Evelyn, about Marcus, about my father. I wan
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