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Chapter 72: Leonardo’s POV
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We make it just time to see Matthew sign his acquittal and pardon from the judge. I watch Claire as she sits and waits patiently to retrieve her brother. Matthew is standing beside Mason who lead him our way.Once he reaches about arms length from us, Claire jumps up, wrapping her arms around Matthew. I can see the anxiety rolling off of my wife in waves and I extend my hand to Mason who nods as he shakes it.“Thank you. You don’t know what this means for her.” He had given Claire hope in these last few weeks. “Of course.” I hear masons response but it doesn’t meet his eyes.“Is something the matter?” I ask in a low tone as I watch Claire and Matthew catching up - oblivious to our conversation.“I believe I’ve found who’s been behind all of this. But you’re not going to like my answer.” He warns as he read my face for a response.“Whoever it is - we need to know. Claire needs to know.”Just as I finish my sentence, Claire and Matthew interrupt with a woman who is noticeably pregnant.
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I’m elated when I get to hug my brother and meet his partner Starla but I can’t help but notice Leo being stand-offish with Mason as we bask in Matthew’s freedom and new growing relationship. I decide that no matter what it was would have to wait until we got home. My brother needed support in this moment and I felt obligated to give him my full attention after what he endured because of me.To think that someone would send an innocent man to jail as distraction for their true target still disgusted and shocked me to my core. They could have ruined his life and if it wasn’t for Leo’s connections and restless work - he would have lost an opportunity at life or meeting their child.“How far along are you?” I ask Starla as I gently touch her growing belly.“I just touched 18 weeks.” She smiles at me as I admire my new niece or nephew.“Do you know the gender?” She nods in response and pulls me into a whisper.“I cleaned and decorated his apartment so he’ll find out once we get home!” I s
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I could’ve believe it when I got to hug Claire and kiss Starla again. I expressed my gratitudes and bask in the taste of freedom as I express my gratitude to Claire and Leonardo. I notice that Claire’s hand is in a splint and decide to ask how she’s doing although I never she would either deflect or play down her suffering and she did. I give her a look that meant we’d talk about how she was doing later. No need in making her injury the center of attention if she didn’t want that. She had been through enough.As we’re leaving, I see a familiar face and by Claire’s husband’s reaction - it was an unwelcome face. I remember Jordan from Claire’s college days. They were always very close and he wasn’t a bad guy. I don’t know what’s happened but by the way Claire walked up to him and the nature of their bodies as they spoke - it couldn’t have been good.I watch as Claire returns and we walked to the car. We get in and I bring up the topic.“Wasn’t that your old friend, Jordan?” I ask inno
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