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BRIAN’S POV

I was more devasted than I had ever been.

‘The sting of betrayal from Stacy and her stupid cousin?’

Well, to be fair, that did not surprise me much.

‘The death of the longest living family I had?’

Steven had been the most instrumental person in my life and I never imagined my life for a day without him.

Living days, running into weeks without him felt very surreal.

I keep wishing everyday that he at least told me, before taking the decision of exchanging his life for Mr. Williams.

However, I understood his decision not to.

Never in a million years would I have consented to him making such a switch.

As much as Mr. Williams was important to his family, I still didn’t think that Steven was a fair price.

I still thought that it was quite a heavy price and an unfair trade.

Coming to terms with it was not a reality I was willing to adopt.

I spent all my days at his grave side in the mission, and fully ran the company from home.

‘Blair turning down my marriage proposal