Chapter 12 - The Choice
Julian could have let her fall.
For one terrible second, he wanted to.
Then he grabbed her wrist.
Martha grabbed Julian.
Firefighters reached them.
Bianca survived with burns and a broken leg.
The documents survived because the metal box was fireproof.
Raymond’s case collapsed.
Bianca’s did too.
But she still had one weapon.
She claimed coercion.
Raymond manipulated her.
Raymond lied about Celeste.
Raymond threatened Adrian.
All true.
None erased the pool.
The poison.
The helicopter.
The gun.
Julian visited her hospital room once.
She asked.
“Why did you save me?”
“Because I’m not you.”
She cried.
“I loved you.”
Julian shook his head.
“You loved what marrying me would let you take.”
Then Bianca said something unexpected.
“Martha knew about your father and my mother.”
Julian froze.
Bianca smiled through tears.
May you like
“Ask her why she stayed silent.”
