Chapter 43: The Wandering Killer

***Scarlett***

I stared at the food on the table. I didn’t feel like eating anything.

“Why aren’t you eating?” Lois leaned forward to ask. “Stop picking on your food.”

“Lois. Don’t you hate me?” I asked

“Hate you? Why should I?”

“You should.” I looked up at her. “My father wasn’t who I thought he was.”

“You aren’t your father, Scarlett. You didn’t even know something like that happened.”

“It doesn’t change a thing.” I picked a tissue on the table and blew my nose. “Bryan is supposed to hate me forever, I and my family have caused him so much pain.”

“I don’t think Bryan hates you. If he did, he wouldn’t have saved you from Evans or helped you.”

Lois words were giving me hope. Bryan must be a man with a heart of gold to help his enemy’s daughter.

“If I’m fair, I don’t think I deserve his forgiveness. But why would they have done something like that?”

“Greed and power. I was also a kid when I heard about the unfortunate incident. It’s sad Bryan had to grow up all alo