He jerked his head up.“After we lost our first child.” I met his gaze as I said, “You were in the cemetery then, holding me, saying that once the storm passed, we’d go down south to Italy, buy a house by the sea, and leave this filthy world.”His eyes flickered. That memory was so old that he had almost forgotten it.“But later, I realized that what you said about leaving was a lie. Behind my back, you were expanding your warehouses and shipping lines. You never wanted to leave; you wanted the family to belong to you.”I leaned back in my chair.“From that moment on, I knew… we’d never make it to the end.”Drake stared at me, and his Adam’s apple bobbed noticeably.It was a long while before he finally asked, “What if I had stopped back then?”“Then you wouldn’t be sitting here today.”“Would you still have rejected me?”I paused for a moment and said, “Yes.”He seemed taken aback by that answer. “Why?”“Because I can tolerate ambition, but I cannot tolerate betrayal.”I
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