Lena couldn’t move.The phone trembled in her hand as Damian stared at the message on its screen.Richard Carter didn’t save you, Lena. He stole you.For the first time, the man standing before her seemed to have lost control of his emotions.His face had gone pale.“Who sent that?” he asked.“I don’t know.”“Did you reply?”“Yes.”“What did you say?”Lena pulled the phone away from him.“Why does that matter? You look like you already know what it means.”Damian’s eyes lifted to hers.“Lena—”“Don’t.” Her voice cracked. “Not another secret. Not another half-truth. I want to know what you know about Richard Carter.”He closed the door behind him.“I found something in my father’s records several years ago.”Lena’s heart pounded.“What?”“A document with Richard Carter’s name on it. It was connected to a private arrangement between my father and Isabella Romano.”“An arrangement?”“I never understood the full details. The document was incomplete.”“And you knew Richard was connected to
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