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A look of dismay and disapproval filled his eyes.
“I’m not a fan of yours, Mr. Quinn,” he spoke.
“I’m sure Kate told you everything.”
“She did.” He nodded as he took a seat at the rectangular table.
“I need to know where she is. It’s important.”
“You hurt my baby girl in the worst way possible. Even if I knew where she was, I wouldn’t tell you.”
“Are you saying you don’t know where she is?”
“That’s right. She wouldn’t tell me where she was going. She’s trying to put the pieces of her life back together, Mr. Quinn, and you’re not a part of that. In fact, you’re the reason my little girl left in the first place. Had you just trusted her, you wouldn’t be sitting across from me right now.”
I wanted to shout obscenities at him and tell him what a lousy father he was, but I remained calm and let him say what he had to.
“I was wrong, and I need to make things right with her.”
“I’m afraid it’s too late for that.”
“People deserve a second chance, Henry.”
“You’re right, they do. You should have thought about that yourself before doing and saying what you did to Kate. She’s a very strong woman and she knows how to take care of herself. Look at the risk she took to prove her innocence to you. Move on with your life, Mr. Quinn, ” he got up from his seat, “and forget about Kate.”
“I’m afraid I can’t do that. I love her. I’m in love with her.”
“If that’s true and you really do love her, then you have to let her go. Let her find her way and get back on track with her life. I have. I’m not perfect and I may not have been the best father, but I did what I had to do to support her.”
“By moving her around her whole life and exposing her to your cons?” I spoke.
“I regret that, but I couldn’t let them take her away from me. She was all I had left in this world after her mother died.”
“You couldn’t let who take her away from you?”
“Her grandparents. They always hated me and threatened to take her away because they thought I couldn’t support her. They told me that I’d be better off giving her up to them because a loser and a con like me could never love or take care of her the way they could. I did what I had to do to keep her.”
“Does Kate know any of this?” I asked.
“No. I never told her. Have a good day, Mr. Quinn.”
He walked to the door, summoned the guard, and left. As I was leaving, my phone rang and it was Giles, my attorney.
“Giles,” I answered.
“I wanted to let you know that Thaddeus and Marcel are under investigation by the feds and the press is having a field day with this. The judge ordered a restraint on Marcel’s building of the hotel until the investigation is completed. It’s up to you if you want Thaddeus arrested for theft and espionage.”
“Yes. I want him to pay for what he did.”
“Very well. I’ll be in touch, my friend.”
I sighed as I climbed into the limo and headed home. I poured myself a drink and paced around the room, trying to figure out where the hell she could have gone.
“Did she ever mention somewhere she’d like to go?” Grace asked as she saw me in deep thought.
“Not that I can recall.”
“Why don’t you hire a private investigator to find her?”
