THE HEIRESS HE ABANDONED

rld that his brother was dead, but one phone call wa

sion had changed completely. The confidence he usually wore like armour h

e

it," she

ejected

you rej

on't know wh

displayed Ju

manipulate a

er. "Then answer it

his jacket. "

cking his path. "Nobody is leaving

Mr. C

nd my daughter is asking you a

for Dorian's arm. "We

ed the panic

Julian's widow. Shouldn't you be happy

leased Do

stand what you'r

explai

d, Dorian's phone vibrated

Mireya on the phone, or I'll

a rea

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kly locked

ady seen the sec

tended without tel

t began

, what

id no

ian resisted, but two security officers appea

emained

ut Julian," she said.

ian. "Tell her what ha

h. "You make it sound as

pretended my brother was alive wh

e fli

ard her. "You att

nodded

u see h

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quietly that Mire

ha

damaged. We were told an ide

t her. "And you

no ch

e has a

to become a widow? You think I enjoyed spen

rupted. "Tha

blamed for everything. You kne

turned

t tr

at Dorian, the

seconds, n

lowered himsel

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Vale?" Mir

an n

, he called and said he needed to disappear

u helpe

nge a temporar

tened. "But you told

se made tha

ho

ooked at

ollowed

e again become the

e window, his hands c

everal witnesses in danger," he explained. "He asked for protec

was he dec

estigation had b

owed his family to believe he was gone. And you allowed me to walk

didn't know how

d three

ing to pro

ing that

choed throu

the trust. You knew Julian was connected to it. Yet you allo

looke

ment hurt more

phone v

nown n

drawer of your

ked at

r expression.

here's somethin

touch a

was alrea

side were several old folders, a sea

a building. Both men looked younger. Behind them stood Alist

randm

, someone h

iginal administr

d up the sea

as written

as unmistakably h

ward her. "Give m

stepp

hy

on't know what

ly why I want

oke th

e and a small memory ca

rest M

not trust the person who tells you the original trust was merely an inher

administrator. Julian knows who replaced him.

nal register.

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ad the le

e first adm

r said

looked toward

had gon

iced both

was

finally

ther appointe

s tightened aro

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administrator before t

was her na

ed toward the

had been transferring foundation asse

s respo

nswer, the study

officer rus

lem. Someone has accessed t

ately moved tow

was ac

icer sw

nal family

a chill run

entify who

and turned the mo

peared beside t

ng in a hospital room,

gnised her

mo

eath the photograph w

rabbed t

her is

closed

fficer delivered th

e remotely. Someone used the original administrator

ared at t

was not s

ide the Cal