Chapter 14
Author: Tehilah
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“I don’t ask you to be rich, I just want you to be honest, how did you get the money in the brief case? Is it the profit from selling the art piece?”

“I promise you Audrey this money is not from your family missing art piece, I have been saving this money for years now, I just need you to trust me”

“Saving from your salary?” Audrey asked sarcastically “The police searched every damn place in this house while you were in prison and they didn’t see that briefcase, so where did it come from?”

“I carefully hide it in the wardrobe with some cloth on it’

“Dante there are a lot you are not telling me. I want to believe you but I don’t know how to when you are not telling me everything I need to know”

“Please trust me Audrey, this money is not from any illegal means”

“My family art piece gets missing and suddenly you have a briefcase filled with money?”

“I would explain everything to you and it would make sense but please for now just trust me”

“You are not giving me reasons to believe you D
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