From Betrayal to Forever

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building in my chest. As I entered, I gripped my purse firmly and looked across the room for the message's an

rom a dark nook c

in his late forties when I turned around. I paused,

an I felt when I said, "Yo

an. Simon Blackwood was my bos

celerated. "Wha

"It contains all the information you require. There is more to Blackw

documents, emails, and notes that described dubious transactions, including bribe

and gestured to a contract. "My f

d the chance to stop it but chose not to. He didn't care who was harmed alo

, causing a lump to form in my throa

like Simon never change." You will also suffer if you are clos

esponded, my voice hardly audible, "Thank

ution. Simon has a knack for manipulating rea

kness, leaving me to bear the

k at my flat. Even while I couldn't deny the evidence,

in the following morning. As I enter

said, "Kate." "

upon his desk.

of the folder. His face turned a little pale, but he s

it accurate? Were you aware of the t

cknowledged. However, I didn't make the choice. My dad pl

ice. "Do you believe that improves it? Sim

king to put things right for years. However, my father is ruthless.

"Simon, you ought to have taken action. You

frantically. Kate, please tru

o damning, but I still wanted to believe him. Before he could speak an

to divert my attention. However, I experienced a rec

e as piercing as ever. "Kate, my

t? I asked, not trying t

inder. Simon is not who you believe him to be. He will ruin you in the s

ive a damn about m

adies fall for his falsehoods. The deal is this: either you stand with

're crazy," and m

d said, "Kate, consider it. T

ed to reverberate. Was she correct? Wou

ok it out when I got home. I was flipping through the pages when a picture fe

raph from what looked to be a business meeting. Bothwere grin

lf as Simon's adversary, this picture revealed something els

e lines, "Partners in ambition, divided by greed." It was disturbing enough that Lucas and Simon had onc

to this tale than I had yet to explore. Lucas had come across as a helpful ally, but how could I believ

as clear, everything was now called into doubt because of Lucas's involvement. Every new revel

mon to break up if they had been partners? Where did that place

op. I would do whatever it took to find out the truth, not only about Simon b