CHAPTER 38: ENEMY AT THE GATE

~ MARIA BELGRAVE ~

“I don’t believe that Maria. He’s got an ego I want to smack out of him. David wouldn’t have kept you around if he didn’t feel something for you. He wouldn’t want to keep you around after he got married if you weren’t important. David would have shown you the door if you were nothing.” I looked at Josy. How was I supposed to argue that? ‘That’s not what David said.’

Or perhaps, ‘He said he could replace me whenever he wished.’ Those sounded like immature excuses to defend my stance. It’s becoming so tiring. I seek the truth to trust the words I hear.

“Fine, his father tried to pay me to disappear. Now he’s insisting David must keep me around. Would you feel safe if you were me?” Josy shook her head to my question. “His family knows about me and that they can somehow profit from me. It’s the only reason I can see why they’ve changed their opinion. Well, I won’t be used. They can screw around with questionable contracts and