Chapter 6 - The Truth That Changed Everything
The truth about my father’s files finally came out.
They weren’t about money.
They weren’t about Dominic.
They weren’t about power.
They were evidence.
Evidence proving Vincent had betrayed everyone.
My father had hidden the information because he knew someone would come after it.
He protected it.
And he protected me.
Dominic looked at me after everything ended.
“Your father was a good man.”
I smiled sadly.
“I miss him.”
“I know.”
“You knew him better than I did.”
Dominic looked away.
“No.”
I frowned.
“What?”
“He loved you more than anyone.”
The way he said it made my heart hurt.
Because I realized something.
Dominic wasn’t just protecting me.
He was protecting my father’s memory.
Days passed.
Then weeks.
My life slowly returned.
Except one thing had changed.
Dominic was still there.
Not as a dangerous man.
Not as someone I feared.
As someone who listened.
Someone who never lied.
Someone who never asked for anything.
One evening, I asked him:
“Why didn’t you leave?”
He looked at me.
“Leave what?”
“Me.”
His answer came immediately.
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“Because I didn’t want to.”
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