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Chapter 84
Vianne POV:
“Jarred said your dad kinda stumbled on it himself," he said softly, tipping his head down so that we couldn't be overheard. "Just like Keegan had. But then Clement found your mother in a life she didn't want, he at least helped her leave it, even for a short time."
Two decades that she had no longer looked over her shoulder, was much more than a short time. And she was grateful for it.
"She told me."
"It's not easy to find out your grandfather sold her to those bastards to pay for his gambling debts."
I shook my head. "It wasn't, and I'm happy that I never met the asshole. We finally told Keegan the whole story after she told me everything when we saw each other again at his house. My life would've been so different if I was some other person’s daughter, instead of Clement's." I shuddered at the thought, scratching at the wig on my head. The thing itched.
"You ready for this?"
I faced forward, watching as Rona
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