Angela cursed inwardly. Had it not been for what Avery said, Dean would never have doubted her.
She should not have hidden in Dean's mansion.
Bridgedale was a big country, and she could have hidden anywhere to wait for the day when she won the Marshall's Award.
Angela's head began to hurt. "Dean, I'm hurt that you don't trust me."
"It's not that I don't trust you, Angela. You can't be so greedy. I've supported your career unconditionally throughout the years, and even if I did so partially for my own benefit as well, you can't abandon me once you are done with me! You are going to accomplish your life-long dream soon, and if you really dump me after that, all my effort and investment would be for nothing!"
Dean was thankful that Avery had reminded him of this. He had been overly trusting toward Angela because she supplied all the medicine he was taking daily. Subconsciously, it did not make sense for him to doubt her because she could easily poison him if she wanted to.
However, he also knew that Angela had been acting like a loving partner simply because he was funding her research. Once she obtained the award, she might not want to continue her research, and even if she did, there would be plenty of people willing to invest in her once she became the winner of the Marshall's Award.
"If that's the case, I'll do as you say," Angela agreed and changed the subject. "Do you need to go to the hospital?"
"It's fine. I feel much better now that you accepted my request." He held her hand in his and said, "The video that came out tonight, and what that bodyguard said, it's not entirely true, Angela... I only killed those women and children because I was being lied to. They fooled me into paying and caring for them since they got pregnant and I truly believed that they were pregnant with my children. I didn't realize how sly and shameless those women were until I divorced one of my ex-wives!" Dean proceeded to complain about his past lovers.
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