Chapter 294

Felicity pov

But for now, we just held each other, grateful to be alive and together.

I was sitting in my living room, wrapped in the love and warmth of my Uncle Baron and Aunty Clarissa. They had come over the instant they heard the news about Don Vince.

"Felicity, we are so sorry we didn't tell you about the will," Uncle Baron said, his eyes full of regret. "We wanted to protect you."

Auntie Clarissa nodded in agreement. "We knew that Don Vince was capable of doing anything, and we didn't want that enemy at your back."

I turned my face to them, a picture of confusion and hurt. "Why didn't you tell me then? Why hide it all these years?"

Uncle Baron let out a sigh, his shoulders dropped. "It's because of what happened to your father, Felicity. Don Vince poisoned him, and that is how he died. We didn't want the same thing to happen to you."

Like a punch in the gut. My dad's death had seemed suspicious but I'd never thought… "Why didn't you t