Noah’s POVThe silence in the restaurant was almost too polished...like it had been rehearsed to perfection. The faint clinking of cutlery and soft murmur of expensive conversation filled the air, but between Mr. Campbell and me, it was suffocatingly quiet. His fingers trembled slightly as he reached for his glass of wine, the reflection of the chandelier glinting across his wrinkled hand.He finally broke the silence.“The day my daughter wanted to reveal the truth,” he began, his tone heavy, rehearsed, “you were said to have an accident. She couldn’t do it anymore. The doctors then said you couldn’t remember what had happened. She was so devastated.”His eyes darted to me as if expecting sympathy. I gave him none. He took a huge sip from his glass, the liquid sloshing slightly over the rim. “But we took it as a blessing,” he went on, wiping the corner of his mouth with a trembling napkin. “You wouldn’t be able to remember what that tramp did to you. And Layla could actually start
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