"She gave it to me," Julian whispered, his bravado slipping. "She called me the night before she left. She said one of us had to get out before the walls closed in."
"At least I stayed," Elias snapped. "I stayed while you ran off to 'find yourself' on our mother's inheritance—the inheritance you weren't supposed to touch until she was gone."
Julian let out a sharp, jagged laugh. "Ethical? You’re still living in a house bought with blood money, wearing a watch that costs more than a nurse’s salary. Don't play the saint just because you’re too scared to be the villain."
"Go where?" Arthur demanded, his voice cracking. "The meeting is at eight."
"She gave it to me," Julian whispered, his bravado slipping. "She called me the night before she left. She said one of us had to get out before the walls closed in."
"At least I stayed," Elias snapped. "I stayed while you ran off to 'find yourself' on our mother's inheritance—the inheritance you weren't supposed to touch until she was gone."
Julian let out a sharp, jagged laugh. "Ethical? You’re still living in a house bought with blood money, wearing a watch that costs more than a nurse’s salary. Don't play the saint just because you’re too scared to be the villain."
"Go where?" Arthur demanded, his voice cracking. "The meeting is at eight."
