Victor’s face turned ashen, a rare expression of genuine pain crossing his features.
“Victor, I was worried you might not have remembered what you did to me back then. I was afraid you’d think you’d lost
unfairly.”
Victor stared at me in shock, the pain deepening in his eyes.
I met his gaze calmly. “This is everything you owe me.”
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The snow fell harder now, blanketing the entire parking lot.
Graham was waiting for me in the car.
“The roads are slippery.” He opened the door. “Let me drive you.”
I slid into the passenger seat.
Although Graham had recently undergone major surgery, I couldn’t bring myself to drive at that moment.
Graham patiently wrapped a scarf and gloves around me, his movements unhurried and steady.
Perhaps it was the seamless cooperation we’d developed over these months, or maybe it was the way he never questioned me.
I couldn’t stop the tears from falling.