Chapter 19

Chloe.

“What!” I thought I misheard, her words ripped into me and I stared at her with wide eyes. What was she even talking about?

“Yes,” Jane nodded, her eyes fixed on me, “It was a murder attempt, Chloe, their target was…” Jane's eyes flashed, as though considering something, “Their target was your father.”

My belly tightened into knots as I listened to her and I held my head with my hands, all these years I'd thought bad luck was to blame for the accident, a freak happening of nature. Little did I know, my breath caught in my throat, unknowingly my cheeks were already wet with tears.

“Why?” I wiped my eyes, “Why would anyone try that?” My voice shook as a lump formed in my throat. “Do you know who it is?” I looked up from my cup of tea.

“I don't know,” Jane's lips trembled, “I wish I did. It all happened so fast.”

I shook my head as I listened to her, “Why did you never come back to take me?” I tried and failed to keep the tremor out of my voice. My eyes welled up with tears,