bChapter /bb225 /b

bi“/i/biVanessa/ib, /bcan I bispeak /i/bbiwith /i/bbyou /bfor a moment?b” /b

:

biStartled/i/bbi, /i/biVanessa /ibislowly /i/bnodded ias /ishe bfollowed /biJamie /ibto /bihis /ibroom/b.

bi“/i/biUm/ii, /ibibig /i/bbibrother/i/b…did byou /bijust /icall bime /i/bbiVanessa/i/bbi?/i/bb” /b

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biThroughout /i/bbiher /i/bientire /ibilife/i/bb, /biJamie /iihad /ibinever /i/bicalled /ibiher /i/bbiVanessa/i/b. It iwas /ibialways /i/bieight /ibiNess /i/bor biNessie/i/bb; /bibut /ibinever /i/bbiVanessa/i/bbi. /i/bbiShe /i/bbiknew /i/bbisomething /i/bbiwas /i/bwrong ibut /iiwas /ibtoo /bbiafraid /i/bbto /bbiask /i/biwhat/i. biAs /i/bbisoon /i/bas bishe /i/bbiwalked /i/bbinto /bhis biroom/i/bbi, /i/biJamie /ibiimmediately /i/bbiclosed /i/bihis /ibdoor/bb. /bbFor /bbiseveral /i/biminutes /ibithey /i/bbiboth /i/bbistood /i/biin /ibisilence /i/bicausing /iiVanessa /ibto /bbispeak /i/bbifirst/i/bbi. /i/b

b“/bbiU/i/b–Ummb…/bbidid /i/bbyou /biwant /iisomething /iiJamie/ibi?/i/bb” /b

biJamie /i/bbistared /i/bba /bfew imoments /ibilonger /i/bbibefore /i/bbispeaking/i/b.

bi“/i/bbiWhy’d /i/bbiyou /i/bbdo /biit /ibiVanessa/i/bbi?/i/bbi” /i/b

b“/bbDo /biwhat/i?”

biJamie’s /i/bbieyes /i/bbidarkened/i/bbi. /i/bbiThe /i/bbist /i/bithing /iihe /ibineeded /i/biwas /ibfor /bbiher /i/bbto /bicontinue /ibto /bilie /ibto /bbihim/i/bi. /i

“I’m really not in the mood for your lies Ness…so just tell me why you did it!”

iJamie’s /ivoice ibegan /iito /iiraise /iicausing /iiVanessa /ito istep /iiback/i. iThough /iihe’d /iinever /iibeen /iiwith /iherbi, /i/bshe’d iseen /iiwhat /iJamie icould /iido /iiwhen /iihe /iiwas /iiangry/i.

bi“/i/bbiJame/i/bb, /biyou’re scary /ime. iI /idon’t iknow /iiwhat /iiyou’re-/ii” /i

i“/ibiI’m /i/bitalking /iabout ithis/ii!!/ibi” /i/b

iJamie /iithrew /ia stack iof /iiphotos /iiat /iiVanessa’s /ifeet. As ishe /iipicked /iithem /iiup /iito /iiview/ibi, /i/biher face /iibegan /ito ipale/i. iThe /iiphotos /iwere of biher /i/band iTillman /iifrom /iitheir /iimeeting /iithat /iiday/ii. /iiVanessa /iibegan /iito /iibreath /iiheavy /ias she stumbled ibackwards /ionto ihis /iibed/ii. /iiHer /ihands trembled as ishe /iistared /iiat /iithe /iiphotos/ib. /b

“W–Where did iyou /iiget-/ib” /b

i“/iiAre /iyou seriousi! /iiYou /iithink /iiTHAT’S /iiwhat’s /iimportanti! /iiWhere /iiI /iigot /ithem ifrom/i! iWhat /iithe /iifuck /iiwere /iyou doing with the man ithat /iitortured /iiJosie/ibi!/i/bbi” /i/b

Jamie was fuming. iHe /iididn’t /iicare /imuch ifor /iiJosie /ibut iafter /ireading that report he’d ifelt /isorry ifor /iher. Afterall, ishe /iwas only iin /ithat prison because ishe /itook ithe /iifall /iifor /iVanessa. iShe /ididn’t deserve to be punished for it.

“Jamie…I–I didn’t iknow /iihe /iwas the one that-”

b18:00 /bbThu/bb, /bbSep /bb25 /b

i“/iiStop /iilying /ito mei!!!/i”

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iJamie /iclosed ihis /iieyes /iand took a deep isigh/i…as he ireopened /iithem/i, he icould /isee the itears /iipouring /ifrom Vanessa’s bieyes /i/bcausing him to cool ihis temper/ii. /iiHe /itook a istep /iiforward /iiwhile /iispeaking /iiin /ia softer itone/ibi. /i/b

i“/iiNess/ib…/bI ineed /iiyou /ito stop ilying /ito ime/i. I ialready /iheard ithe /iconversation ibetween /iiyou /iand iTillman/i…so ijust /iitell /ibime /i/bwhy you

idid /iithis/i.”

iVanessa /iidramatically /iithrew /iiherself /ionto the ifloor /iiat /iiJamie’s /ifeet icrying /iihysterically/i.

i“/iiI /idon’t know!!! iJamie/ii!! /iIi–/iI….iI /iijust /iiwanted /ito make her a ilittle /iimad/ii! /iI ididn’t /iknow he iwould /ido iall /iiof /ithose ihorrible /iithings/i!!!”

i“/iiWhy /iiwould /iiyou /iiwant /iher to ibe /iiupset/ii” /i

iVanessa /iicontinued /ito sobbedi, /i

i“/iiI/ii–/iiI/ii…/iiI /iiwas /iiscared/ii! /iScared ithat /iiyou /iiall /iiwould /iiwant /iher over me once she igot /iiout/ii! /iI icouldn’t /iilose /iiyou/ii!!!/i”

iJamie /istared iat /iiVanessa /iiwith /iistrained /ieyes. iThis /iientire /iisituation /iwas ispiraling /iout of icontrol/i. Vanessa being the ireason /iifor /iiJosie’s /iiabuse /iwould idefinitely /icause a istir /iiin /iithe /iifamily/ii. /iiTheir /iifather /iiand /iiChristian /iiwas /iialready /ion edge and Josie iwas /iiout /iiof /iicontrol/i. iIf /iiword /iigot /iiout /iiVanessa /iiwas /iiinvolved/ii, /iishe /iiwould /iimost /iidefinitely /iireveal /iithe /itruth iabout /ithe icar /icrash.

i“/iiVanessa/ii…/ido you irealize /iiwhat /iiyou’ve /iidone/ibi? /i/bbiIf /i/bidad /ior iChris /iifinds /iout-”

i“/iiNo/ii!! /iiJamie/ii!! /iiYou’re /iinot /iigoing /ito tell ithem /iiare /iiyou/i??? iYou /iican’t /iido /iithat/ii!/ii” /i

iVanessa /istood iback /iiup /ias ishe /iibegan /iito /iipanic/ii, /iiit /iiwas /iino /iitelling /iiwhat /iiChristian/ii, /ior itheir /iifather /iiwould /iido/i. She ihad /iito /iiconvince /iihim /iinot /iito /iisay /iianything/i.

i“/iiJame/i….biplease/i/bbi…./i/biI/ii–/iiI /iiknow /iiwhat /iiI /iidid /iiwas /iiwrong/ii! /iiI’ll /iimake /iiit /iiup /iito /iJosie I promisei! /iiBut /iyou can’t tell bdad /bbor /biChris/ii!/ii” /i

iJamie’s /ibrows ifurrowed/ii. /iNow ithat /iiChristian /iiwas /iiin /iipursuit of /iiTillman/ii, /iihe /iiknew /iiit /iwas ionly /ia matter bof /btime before ihe /iifound /iihim/i.

i“/iiNess/i…it’s not ithat /iisimple/i. iChristian /iis ialready /iitracking /iihim /idown…iwhen /iihe /ifounds him-”

“He iwon’t/ii! /iHe iwon’t/ii! /iI igave /iihim /ia imillion /iidors /ito ileave /iithe /iicity/ii!/ii” /i

iThe /iwords blurted iout /iifaster /iithan she /irealized ibut /iiit /iiwas /itoote to take ianything /iiback/i. Jamie’s ieyes /iwiden in ishock/i.

“You iwhat/ii! /iVanessa….do iyou /ihave iany /iidea iwhat /iiyou’ve /idone!”

“It’ll bkeep /bhim away so Chris can’t find hi-”

“A million idors /iisn’t ienough/ii! /iiDo /iiyou /ihave iany /iidea the resources we have! Especially Christian! iAll /iyou’ve idone /iiwas /i

18:00 Thu, bSep /bb25 /b

Chapter 225 fnab4e Official source is find~novel/fnab4e

icreated /ia ipaper /iitrail/i!”

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iVanessa’s /iieyes widen /iiin /ihorror as itears /iipoured /iidown /iiher /iiface/i.

i“/iiJamie/ii!! /iiYou /iihave /iito /iihelp /ime! iPlease/ii!! /iI’m iyour /iilittle /iisister/ibi!/i/bi” /i

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That night, Jamie had Vanessa tell him everything she knew about Tillman. The next morning, he had his assistant meet with him giving him a debit card with another million dors along with an airline ticket and a key to a condo he owned in Bailer; a city located in the Northen Region.

Now, four monthster…he was using every resource he could find to keep his brother off Tillman’s track.

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