Chapter 30: The Shocking Truth

"Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't going away."

-Elvis Presley-

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“I told you, Madame, this is a really bad idea.” Darius finally expressed himself as they were riding on Lucas’ car to Ian’s house. Victoria already knew it was a bad idea but she couldn’t bring herself to let Ian suffered on his own.

She was having a mental conflict, on one hand, he was a murderer but on another hand, she also cared for him. Not long after, they finally arrived at Ian’s house.

Darius was on the lookout and he made sure to remain close to Victoria as they entered the house.

There were several men with guns on standby but Lucas had told them to do nothing as these two were guests of the house.

Victoria entered the house and she saw Ian laying on the bed, he was awake but his face was still pale. A small smile escaped his lips when he saw her and he softly called her name.

“I’m glad you’re here Victoria.” She slowly took steps forward. Darius was about to prevent her fr