Chapter 37：Her hand betrayed her

―My uncle and I suspect there is. We are currently investigating the matter to find out for sure. That's why Mr. Walker's dinner party is important. Mr. Rivers owned an accounting firm. With him out of the way, Mr. Walker and Mr. Grant have the remaining accounting firms in town.

―Do you think Mr. Walker and Mr. Grant drove him and my father out of business? She couldn't imagine Mr. Walker doing such a thing. Mrs. Walker seemed like an honest and good woman. She assumed that her husband would be the same way.

―We have reason to believe that Mr. Grant is going to go after Mr. Walker's business to bankrupt him. ―I don't understand why Mr. Grant would do that. ―The Grants are a territorial family. They don't like to share. We think they are building a monopoly of various financial services in this town. Without competition, they can charge their customers whatever they want.

―But how would Mr. Grant bankrupt my father? He shrugged. ―We're not sure. Your father wasn't sure either. He didn't even suspect Mr. Grant was behind it. He most likely still doesn't since my uncle and I haven't voiced our thoughts to anyone else. He paused as if realizing he had revealed too much to her.

―You do understand that it would be unwise to tell anyone about this. ―I won't tell anyone, she promised. If there was something she could do, it was kept a secret. ―Did Mr. Grant have access to your father's business files?

―Harrison came to my home on two occasions to talk to me. I thought he was interested in me but apparently, he was interested in my father's documents which he kept in the parlor. She had never felt so used in her entire life! ―Is that why you didn't want to marry me? Because you were interested in Harrison Jr.?

―No. It had nothing to do with Harrison. I admit that I entertained the notion that Harrison would be better suited for me since I thought he was fun to talk to but I don't miss him. I can't believe I even considered Harrison. Not only was he secretly seeing Julie the whole time but he only paid attention to me so he could get to my father's things.

The one-man I thought had a genuine interest in me turned out to use me so he could destroy my father. Is that all I'm good for? ―Whoa, Leo tenderly interrupted as he turned her around so she was facing him.

―I know where your thoughts are headed, and I'm putting a stop to them now. What Harrison did was wrong, but it has no reflection on you. You're a lovely, beautiful and kind woman, Jessica. I love you. I've loved you since I was fourteen. ―Mr. Monroe, you barely even know me. ―Leo, he whispered.