Chapter 6 - The Night Sarah Discovered Dominic Had Been Lying TooThe ledger changed everything.
Dominic confronted Victor's remaining allies.
One by one, they broke.
The money belonged to a foundation.
The foundation had been created by his grandfather.
Its purpose was to support hospitals, veterans, and families in need.
Victor had stolen from it.
Salvatore had helped.
Arthur discovered them.
Tobias learned the truth.
And someone killed Tobias to silence him.
Dominic had spent fourteen months hunting the wrong enemy.
Now the truth was in Sarah's hands.
But there was one more secret.
Dominic had known something about Sarah long before she entered his hot spring.
He admitted it one night.
“I knew your name.”
Sarah looked at him.
“What?”
“Before I met you.”
“How?”
“Your father left a record.”
She felt betrayed.
“You knew who I was.”
“Yes.”
“You pretended not to.”
“Yes.”
“Why?”
“I wanted to know whether you were connected to Salvatore.”
Sarah stepped back.
“So I was an investigation.”
“At first.”
Her eyes filled.
“And now?”
Dominic looked devastated.
“Now you're the person I love.”
Sarah shook her head.
“You don't get to say that after this.”
He nodded.
“You're right.”
“You used me.”
“Yes.”
“You watched me.”
“Yes.”
“Then you don't get to tell me it's love.”
He took a breath.
“I won't.”
She stared.
“Why?”
“Because I don't want to make you stay.”
He placed the ledger on the table.
“This belongs to you.”
“What?”
“The evidence.”
He walked toward the door.
“You decide what happens next.”
Sarah whispered his name.
He stopped.
“I need you to understand something.”
He turned.
“I didn't fall in love with you because of your father.”
“I didn't fall in love with you because of the ledger.”
“I fell in love with you because you saw my pain and treated it like something human.”
His voice broke.
“And I hate that the way I met you began with suspicion.”
He left.
Sarah cried until morning.
Then she made her decision.
She wouldn't forgive him immediately.
But she wouldn't abandon him either.
She would help him destroy the corruption.
Together.
May you like
Not because she needed him.
Because she chose to.
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