HarperFrom the frying pan to the fire; that’s a phrase I had heard somewhere.And right now I felt like I was in the fire. It seemed every member of the Hart family had skeletons in their closets, and even Xavier was certainly no different.I didn’t wait to hear a response or know what happened later with the girl. I walked away, straight to the bedroom, sat on the bed, and contemplated what else to do.The door opened almost immediately and Xavier walked in, his eyes dark with what I could term as guilt.‘We dated,’ he said without any preamble. ‘I loved her, she loved me, it was as serious as I could term a relationship. Then she fell ill, got diagnosed with cancer, and within months, I was burying a woman I had sincerely loved.’I looked at him, trying to study him, understand him. But Xavier was as shut up as a fortress, and I found it hard to comprehend his words other than what I heard.‘Maya is her sister,’ he continued. ‘She comes here immediately her money runs out to bleed
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