Chapter 61. Stranger in the Night

“Not any more than when you aborted the child you had with your cousin…Just as I have not told Lucien about your sins; I will pretend that I know nothing regarding his relationship with his stepdaughter. Whatever you do, don’t ruin my business deal,” he replied before walking out of the room.

Angela stared after her father with hatred in her eyes.

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The night was silent but instead of feeling at peace I felt a sense of foreboding like the calm before a storm. I stepped onto my bedroom’s balcony and looked down at the garden below and then up to the sky. I couldn’t stop my mind from thinking about my mother and about what life would be like right now if she was still alive. Would I be in love with Lucien like I am now? Would the three of us be a normal family? Would I have made the same decisions that I did if she was here to guide me? Probably not.

I guess it doesn’t matter. The fact remains that my mother is no longer here with me and hasn’t been for over t