84: A priority
Author: Faith
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Diane hesitated for a moment, then took a deep breath and nodded. “I almost got completely ruined today, Leon. Not just me… my whole family could’ve gone down with me. And all of it was because I decided to trust family. I can't believe I fell for that trap… I should have seen it coming…”

Her voice faded as she lowered her eyes, still shaken by what had transpired.

Leon didn’t interrupt her. He just nodded slowly, quietly taking in everything she was saying.

“I should have expected this,” Diane kept saying to herself with her head lowered. “I feel so stupid. So naive...”

“And what is it you want?” Leon asked her.

She raised her head to to look at him. “I want to take a page out of Brianna’s book. She had planned to manipulate or blackmail me by staging this whole thing, but I won’t stoop to her level. No. Although I know… I know there’s something she’s hiding. Something she wouldn’t want Grandpa or the rest of the family to ever find out. There has to be.”

Leon tilted his head sl
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