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Chapter 84
JAN checked in at the same hotel where his brother was staying. He emptied the envelope the moment they got it and looked at its content one by one. He caressed his chin and looked at her afterwards.
“When did you get all of these, Katherine?”
“Steel delivered them to me before your dad died. I… I decided to keep it hidden at my family’s ancestral house in the meantime.”
“And are you carrying them now? Are you going to give them to my brother?”
“No…” Kate shook her head and clasped her hands. “Winona called me. She told me there’s a possibility that you’ll come here to see your brother. And she was right… I have it with me because… I want to show it to you in front of your brother and—”
“You don’t have to do that, Katherine.” Jan rose from his seat and sauntered towards her. he held her by the arms and looked at her straight in the eyes. “What’s between Fernan and me will remain between us. I don’t want you to involve yourself with that. Do yo
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