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Chapter 58: Claire’s POV
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It was early when Leo had left. Part of me wanted to ask him to stay but it felt necessary to let him leave as he has been working diligently to find out who’s done this and trying to free my brother, Matthew. He did however make sure that Elena was here to comfort me and assist me in getting ready for the day. Leo had taken the liberty of calling Jasmine to update her on what had happened to me since the last time I saw her. I don’t know exactly how that call went but I was grateful to have him place it. I knew I wouldn’t have been able to make it myself. Almost immediately after Leo left, I hear a knock at the door. Expecting to see the doctor, I try to pull myself up to a sit with my only working hand - a task that proved to be more difficult than I anticipated. But it was Jasmine, looking frightened and worried.“Oh my god, Claire!” She rushes in to hug me and I instinctively throw my arms out to hug her back. Nothing compared to a Jas hug. “Leo called me and told me what happen
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After Roman leaves, I turn to Francisco and smile.“Lovely meeting your nephew. This account of what happened was very exciting.”“I told you, mon Cher.” He snakes his arms around my waist and pulls me tightly against him. “Your wishes have been granted.”“Yet you won’t grant me the wish of death?” I ask with the same amount of sex appeal as I did before.“She is no threat now. Why death?” He shrugs. A bold move that infuriated me.“Because he still loves her.”“He will not stop loving her in death. He would mourn her, blame himself for her despair and you’d be competing with a corpse.” How dare he think Claire was competition for me. Claire was nothing but a distraction. “Leo belongs to me. It’s not a competition when you’ve been wrongfully replaced.”“As you wish but I cannot kill her. It is far too risky now. She is being watched.” The only valid point he had made. I’ll have to ease my mind in other ways until I got Leo back to me.I go to kiss Francisco and suddenly feel a sicken
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I was almost asleep when Leo asked to talk. He wanted to ensure my thoughts on moving in together again. Truthfully, I felt terrified at the thought of being alone and I didn’t want to place this burden on Jasmine when fashion week was faster approaching so I decided Leo would be was my best and safest option. The only issue I saw was being in the same home we shared together. I had fond memories as much as I had sad ones in those walls and I didn’t want to feel trapped again.Leonardo was changing for the better and I recognized that but there would always be a part of me that feared he’d resort to his old demeanor that hurt me and destroyed our marriage. And the well-aged question appeared again.What would his family think this time around? I was useless to them once again. They shared no empathy when it came to me. Even though, we hadn’t established getting back together - I knew very well the risks and criticism we’d face. So I asked my thoughts openly.“What happens if we’re to
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