My Stepbrother's Dirty Little Secret novel Chapter 724

Chapter 724

I rested my hand lightly on Gig’s shoulder. He looked up at me, his eyes uncertain,

I kept my gaze on Dad, “Is that why you came looking for me?”

One of his brows lifted, “What are you talking about?”

I swallowed the lump in my throat, “Did you only remember you had a daughter because Gio stopped being the perfect heir?”

Dad expression changed so fast I almost missed it. The amusement disappeared and the irritation followed, “You really believe that. I’ve been looking for you for six years. I never stopped.”

I kept looking at him to pick up on the lie.

“I had men searching every city we thought you might’ve crossed. Every airport. Every border. Every contact that owed me a favor was asked one question.”

His eyes locked onto mine.

“Where’s my daughter? I paid people. I threatened people. I buried people who lied to me. Every lead that reached my desk, I followed it.”

He shook his head once.

“There wasn’t a single day, not one fucking day that I woke up and didn’t wonder if you were alive.”

My fingers curled against my palm.

He suddenly turned toward Perla, “Tell her.”

Perla didn’t move, “Giovanni-”

“No. Tell her. Tell my daughter that I never stopped looking for her. I want her to hear it from someone who watched me. Tell her I didn’t stop for a day.”

Perla swallowed, “He… searched.”

“Louder.”

She turned to me, “He searched for you.”

“Every day.”

She nodded slowly, “Every day.”

Dad looked back at me, “And tell her the rest.”

Perla’s face went pale.

His smile was small, “Tell Gianna whose idea it was from the beginning to make you leave so your son would inherit-

“Dad-”

“Tell her that you wanted her gone.”

Perla stared at him in disbelief.

”

“You looked the other way while my daughter disappeared. You failed her. You were supposed to protect her and you let her get lost.”

My brows pulled together, “No, I didn’t get lost. I ran away. I knew exactly what I was doing. You didn’t lose me,” I pointed at

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myself, “I left.”

His throat worked and the look on his face looked like I’d actually hurt him.

“You were a child,” he said quietly, “You didn’t understand what you were doing.”

“I did.”

“Hazel poisoned your mind.”

“No,” a sudden protectiveness washed over me, “No, she didn’t.”

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