Chapter 72

Eric's POV

Joanne's words as she sauntered into the living room responded I my ears.

"Yes. We are not overreacting. We did not just lose our father. We lost our sister!"

Emily's eyes widened for a split second before she replied Joanne.

"We are sorry about that. That's why we have come. We apologise for the sin of grandfather -"

"Well, it's not enough!" Joanne snapped. "Except it could get me my sister. Do you even know how it felt to see my father in a body bag after being crushed in a damned accident planned by your grandfather? Can you even imagine the mental torture we were subjected to simply because we could not find my sister anywhere!"

The pain in her eyes as she let out her frustrations was evident.

I gently squeezed Emily's hands to prevent her from adding fuel to the already burning tension in the room.

Tears brimmed at the corner of Joanne's eyes as she stared at my hand on Emily's.

"Besides, you both have each other. Do you even know what it means or how it feels to be