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I’ve been stabbed.
Before I can wrap my mind around the information, the world is pulled from beneath my feet.
33
NICOLE
I’m still reeling from the letter Daniel left me.
I finally sit down after pacing the extravagant living area like a lunatic under Lolli’s judgmental eyes.
My hands shake and my mind crowds with so many theories and questions.
Like, what was he thinking?
How dare he?
And most importantly; what the hell am I supposed to do now?
The thought of stepping on my pride again makes me nauseous, but that doesn’t compare to the pain of never seeing him again.
Lolli bumps her head on my side as if knowing exactly the amount of distress I’m going through. I pet her black head and stare into her shiny black eyes.
“What should I do, Lolli?”
“I don’t think a cat can offer advice.”
Both Lolli and I jerk up at Zach’s distinctive voice.
I stand on wobbly feet, hiding the letter and all its mysterious contents in my jean pocket.
“I got a call from the London branch lawyer and he was notified that Christopher Vans pulled the custody claim,” is what Aspen told me half an hour ago over the phone, sounding as perplexed as I am.
What did Daniel do to make that lowlife give up Jay…and me?
I was so sure he’d want a claim on my brother just so he’d get to me. That was the whole point behind the custody case because I know for a fact he doesn’t care about his son.
Then, there’s the chef apprenticeship.
The mansion.
Jay’s education.
The staying in London bit.
Just what was Daniel thinking and when did he plan all of this?
Unless he was planning to leave me anyway and this was always the course of action he intended to take.
My lips tremble as I focus on Zach. He has always been attractive, athletic, and so outgoing, he gave Daniel a run for his money when we were younger.
Whereas the old Zach was the charming and handsome type, he now appears detached, bored. The cold and lethal type.
“Do you know where he is?” I don’t recognize the brittleness in my voice.
He checks his thick Rolex watch. “On his way to New York.”
My lips tremble. “But why? Why did you let him?”
