I had heard those exact words before.
From Laura.
The difference was that Laura had been telling the truth.
“Try me.”
Serena looked toward the attorneys.
Then Marcus.
Then me.
Her voice dropped.
“I loved you.”
I felt nothing.
“I loved you before she ever deserved you.”
“There it is.”
“She was ordinary, Grant. She didn’t understand your world. She held you back.”
“So you framed her?”
“I was protecting you.”
“You stole my mother’s necklace.”
“I put it back.”
“You transferred money using her credentials.”
“I never kept it!”
“You impersonated her at a hotel.”
Her eyes filled with tears.
“I needed you to see what you refused to see.”
“What exactly was I supposed to see?”