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Spinning it as a jealous ex who was trying to destroy both me and Grace would benefit my whole family. But it still doesn’t explain one thing. “Why are you doing this? I get why it makes sense for us. I fucked up last night by sending the tweet. But you’re right. You could just go to Landry and take the deal with him yourself. Why are you helping us? What doyouget out of this?”
Cat looks at him like she is just as intrigued in his answer as I am.
“Because Grace doesn’t deserve what you did. I may not be a man who loves many people, but I love her. She’s good. She’s kind. She’s the type of person I would aspire to be, if I actually cared about that shit. And because of my interest in dating other people, I introduced her to a man who almost destroyed her. Who took all of her goodness and used it against her. She was a shell of herself during the last few years of that marriage, and when he cheated…” He clenches his fist and looks away as if it’s too much, then he turns back to me, his eyes cold. “For a moment, I thought you were actually going to be good for her. She was back to that light, fun, good person I knew in college. But you took it all away last night. And I won’t have it. I won’t have her lose everything because of you.”
Cat and I sit shell-shocked by his admission. I honestly never believed he cared about anyone but himself. I’m still convinced that his endgame is Grace. But in the end, I don’t have a choice. No matter whose fault it is, this is the position I find myself in, and I have to protect my family. “Fine.”
Cat jumps up. “You can’t be serious! Both of you. You can’t be serious. Jay, I won’t stand by and let you do this. We can fix everything with our relationship. We don’t need to fix things for her.”
Hanson barely blinks at her. “Oh, you have a part too. Don’t you worry. After we leave this office with Cash’s signed statement, you and I have an appointment with Grace Kensington.”
She shakes her head. “You’ve lost your damn mind.”
Hanson’s palm slams loudly against the table. “This is the last time I am going to say this. I care about you, Cat, but don’t make me choose.”
Cat visibly shakes, but I watch her wide eyes begin to fill with tears right before she bites them back down. “No surprise there.” She huffs out a breath and turns to me. “We good?”
I want to say no. I want to pound my fist like Hanson and make a point. But I’ve lost all bargaining power. In the end, I don’t care what happens to Grace. Let him save her if he wants. I’m done with her, and as long as I can protect my business and my family, that’sallthat matters.
I look back at my sister and my blood boils. As I get up to leave, Hanson stands, ready to shake my hand. Instead, I push close to his ear and mutter, “Does she know?”
His eyes don’t even glance in my sister’s direction. If he’s nervous, it doesn’t show.
“Walk it off, Cash. Don’t ruin more than you already have today,” Hanson warns. Clearly my sister doesn’t have a clue what Hanson did years ago.
“What’s he talking about?” Cat asks, looking between the two of us.
“Don’t worry, Kitten,” he says to my disgust.
At his words I watch my sister’s shoulders fall back and her eyes light up. It’s almost like she falls to his praise.What the fuck?
I can’t be here. I can’t watch whatever this is. She’s a fool and he’s a monster, and one day she’ll learn that.
