Ben Chamberlain's Inheritance

Chapter thirty-eight

Gerard was home in his study drinking. He was filled with so much mixed emotion. He was confused and he felt betrayed by the man he thought was his best friend.

He looked at the situation and thought that he did not deserve such a betrayal but that was what he got. The fact that Casey was not his daughter made him feel incomplete.

He knew it was his fault but he did not expect Rose to sleep with his friend. He could handle it if it was some other man but his own friend was way too much for him to handle.

Gerard gulped down a glass of whiskey.

He was searching for something in his drawer. When he found it, he caressed it in his hand. It was a pendant

The pendant reminded him of something and someone. It reminded him of the woman that he truly loved.

Yes! She was from a lowly background but he fell in love with her. He wished she had not ran away.

He wished she had stayed. He would have fought for their love regardless of who was against them. Now he was alone and

empty inside. "Damn y