“Vee… I couldn’t convince Marcus or Nathan to let you stay.”
A flicker of genuine guilt crossed Derek Sinclair’s handsome face.
Vivian Sinclair felt something tight and warm twist in her chest. In the entire Sinclair household, Derek was the only one who had ever treated her with real kindness. Even now, when everyone else wanted her gone, he was the one still fighting for her.
“It’s okay,” she said, and the smile she gave him came from the heart. “Second Brother, thank you.”
She had lived under this roof for years. Derek had been her only source of warmth. If the Sinclair family wanted her out, then she would leave. She refused to make things harder for him.
“Second Brother, I’m going. Please tell Marcus he doesn’t need to send me back to my biological parents.”
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