Chapter 55

"And you were also receiving gifts," I told her, compressing her lips in a line when I noticed that she was even more disturbed. "Hunter never let you see or know about the packages and letters. He never wanted to open it either. Maybe the Brotherhood was sending items from Jonathan's collection to make you look bad, or maybe it was giving work instructions to Hunter. The only certainty I have is that they would never allow Hunter to stop working. They kept trying to get him to work and follow orders, because that's what they wanted me to do. Probably, from the moment I accepted the job, they would include me in more perversities. As I did not accept, they decided that I was no longer needed, just as they decided about Hunter before you met. I'm sorry I asked Hunter to keep it a secret, Suzy. I was afraid that you wouldn't take the pressure and that it would be reflected in the babies. You are my best friend. And I didn't want to do any harm beyond everything I've ever done.”