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187: The Culprit (I)*
[The following chapter includes mention of sexual assault. Kindly read at your own discretion.]
"Let me tell you a story, kitten." He pushed himself off the wall, dusting his coat in the process.
Gavin walked to the other side of the room to pick a chair and dragged it to the centre of the room. He settled down on it so that he was facing Ayla.
"What story?" Despite the fact that she was scared for her life, she didn't show it on her face. She knew that she had to put up a brave front until Claude could reach her. He would realize sooner or later that she was missing.
With a smile, Gavin began.
"My father and a friend of his started a business together. The kind which was to grow into a big one over time. But the old man got played by his so-called friend. My father spent everything we had or owned on his dream. When our family w
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