Chapter 187
- Victoria watched my cousin in thoughtful silence before she finally spoke, her voice calm but filled with meaning.
- "Your father had someone else in his heart once Melanie. But because he saw Hector as a brother, he always kept his distance. Any time Melanie was at a company gala or came by the estate for dinner, your father would find an excuse to be elsewhere."
- She leaned back slightly, her tone measured.