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Her father’s expression changed Sharpened al

‘You won’t—be assured of that,’ he retorted ‘And if you wish to please me do as I tell you Turn around!’

Tautly, Rosalie did what he bade As she ca, his expression less sharp

‘That’s better,’ he inforly, his hands still steepled ‘You have ood The rest must come from your mother I remember very little about her’

‘She remembered you!’ Rosalie cried out before she could stop herself ‘She toldshe could—’

Her father’s expression changed again There was a cynical light in his eyes now ‘I made sure there wasn’t much to know And I kept it that way’

A frown furrowed Rosalie’s brow She could feel her e within her, still feel that pain inside—because this wasn’t right This wasn’t right at all This wasn’t the way it was supposed to be

‘Soso how did you find out about et in touch when she learnt she was pregnant, by writing to the construction company, but you must have left the country already because she never heard back Her letter must never have reached you—’

‘Of course it reached me!’

A gasp broke from Rosalie and she stared at the man across the desk from her

An impatient look crossed his face ‘I’ve always known of your existence’

Rosalie stared on Inside her, a stone see capacity

‘You’ve always known?’ The words forced the her

‘Of course!’

‘You’ve known and never got in touch?’