Julian returned with Margaret twenty minutes later.<\/p>\n
Caroline continued to the hospital where Rebecca was being evaluated.<\/p>\n
Margaret looked furious at being brought back.<\/p>\n
Rachel placed the message in front of her.<\/p>\n
ASK MARGARET WHO D5 WAS.<\/p>\n
Margaret read it.<\/p>\n
Her expression became unreadable.<\/p>\n
Claire noticed.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know.\u201d<\/p>\n
Margaret folded her hands.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWho?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cA child named Nathan.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rachel asked, \u201cSurname?\u201d<\/p>\n
Margaret did not answer.<\/p>\n
Julian leaned against the table.<\/p>\n
\u201cMother.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNathan Hale.\u201d<\/p>\n
The surname caught Rachel\u2019s attention.<\/p>\n
\u201cHale?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cRelated to Victor Hale?\u201d<\/p>\n
Margaret nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis son.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe administrator you thought ran Grayhaven.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Claire frowned.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy would the child of an administrator be a Sterling dependent?\u201d<\/p>\n
Margaret looked toward the fireplace.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause Victor wasn\u2019t Nathan\u2019s biological father.\u201d<\/p>\n
Silence.<\/p>\n
Julian straightened.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhose child was he?\u201d<\/p>\n
Margaret looked at him.<\/p>\n
\u201cYour father\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n
No one moved.<\/p>\n
Julian stared at her.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy father had another son?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWith whom?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cVictor Hale\u2019s wife.\u201d<\/p>\n
The revelation landed differently from the others.<\/p>\n
Not a hidden disabled child.<\/p>\n
An affair.<\/p>\n
A half brother.<\/p>\n
A child whose existence threatened marriage, inheritance, and reputation.<\/p>\n
Rachel asked, \u201cWas Nathan disabled?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen why hide him?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause my husband had an affair.\u201d<\/p>\n
Julian\u2019s face tightened.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo this was never just about disability.\u201d<\/p>\n
Margaret looked at him.<\/p>\n
\u201cI never said it was.\u201d<\/p>\n
Claire gave a bitter laugh.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou said it was about complications.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd anyone inconvenient became one.\u201d<\/p>\n
Margaret did not deny it.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow old is Nathan?\u201d Rachel asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cThirty.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOlder than Julian.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBy eleven months.\u201d<\/p>\n
Julian understood immediately.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was Father\u2019s first son.\u201d<\/p>\n
Margaret nodded.<\/p>\n
The trust\u2019s succession rules returned to the center of everything.<\/p>\n
If Nathan had been publicly acknowledged, Julian might never have been treated as the unquestioned first male heir.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo you hid him,\u201d Julian said.<\/p>\n
\u201cYour father did.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you know?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid Victor?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
The room seemed to tighten.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy would a man agree to raise his wife\u2019s child by another man?\u201d Claire asked.<\/p>\n
Margaret\u2019s answer came quietly.<\/p>\n
\u201cMoney.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rachel asked whether Nathan knew.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n
Julian laughed without humor.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat sentence is becoming our family motto.\u201d<\/p>\n
Margaret ignored him.<\/p>\n
\u201cVictor received payments through the trust. Nathan was classified D-five.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere is he now?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI haven\u2019t seen him in years.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWas he sent through GH-4?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen where?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cVictor took him away when he left Grayhaven.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rachel looked at her notes.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen was that?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAbout twelve years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n
The same period when Rebecca had been moved from Bellweather House.<\/p>\n
The same era when Daniel\u2019s authority expanded.<\/p>\n
Rachel asked, \u201cWhy did Victor leave?\u201d<\/p>\n
Margaret hesitated.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe threatened to expose the dependent system.\u201d<\/p>\n
Julian stared.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat stopped him?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDaniel.\u201d<\/p>\n
There it was again.<\/p>\n
Daniel Kessler appearing wherever truth became dangerous.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat did Daniel do?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n
Margaret looked at me.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe negotiated.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMeaning?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe paid Victor.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd Nathan?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThey left.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rachel did not believe her.<\/p>\n
Neither did I.<\/p>\n
But Claire had gone strangely still.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n
She looked toward Margaret.<\/p>\n
\u201cNathan Hale.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve met him.\u201d<\/p>\n
Margaret\u2019s head turned sharply.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen?\u201d<\/p>\n
Claire searched her memory.<\/p>\n
\u201cYears ago.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHow?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAt Sterling Medical Outreach.\u201d<\/p>\n
Julian frowned.<\/p>\n
Claire continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere was a young man at one of the early fundraisers. He worked with the audiovisual crew.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHow do you remember him?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe introduced himself.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was eight years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI remember because he asked about Elias.\u201d<\/p>\n
The room went silent.<\/p>\n
Julian stared at her.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n
Claire\u2019s face changed as the memory returned.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was the first fundraising dinner after Elias died.\u201d<\/p>\n
She corrected herself.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter I thought he died.\u201d<\/p>\n
Her breathing quickened.<\/p>\n
\u201cNathan came up after my speech.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat did he say?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe said he was sorry about my son.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s normal.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
Claire shook her head.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe said, \u2018Sometimes people aren\u2019t where their families think they are.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Goosebumps rose along my arms.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat did you think he meant?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought he was talking about grief.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rachel leaned forward.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnything else?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe gave me a card.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you still have it?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
Claire stopped.<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe.\u201d<\/p>\n
She looked toward Julian.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are boxes in the attic.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the house?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMemorial cards. Letters. Everything people sent after Elias.\u201d<\/p>\n
Margaret stood.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re not going there tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n
Claire looked at her.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause Daniel knows the house.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rachel agreed for a different reason.<\/p>\n
\u201cPolice search first.\u201d<\/p>\n
Claire sat again.<\/p>\n
My phone lay on the table.<\/p>\n
I looked at the messages we had received.<\/p>\n
Briar Glen is not your concern.<\/p>\n
One dependent already moving.<\/p>\n
Ask Margaret who D5 was.<\/p>\n
Some messages had threatened.<\/p>\n
Others had guided.<\/p>\n
Maybe they were not from the same person.<\/p>\n
I said it aloud.<\/p>\n
Rachel looked at me.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve assumed one sender.\u201d<\/p>\n
Claire understood.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe threatening messages and helpful ones.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rachel reviewed them.<\/p>\n
The early messages told us to stop.<\/p>\n
Later, the coordinates saved Rebecca.<\/p>\n
Now D-five.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat changed?\u201d Julian asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe nothing,\u201d Rachel said. \u201cMaybe there were always two people.\u201d<\/p>\n
I thought of the first anonymous message after contacting Claire.<\/p>\n
Whatever you told Claire, undo it.<\/p>\n
That was Julian.<\/p>\n
Then unknown numbers.<\/p>\n
Briar Glen is not your concern.<\/p>\n
Likely Daniel.<\/p>\n
But the coordinates?<\/p>\n
Someone wanted us to reach Rebecca.<\/p>\n
Claire whispered, \u201cNathan.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rachel looked at her.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou think D-five is helping us?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy else tell us to ask about him?\u201d<\/p>\n
Julian frowned.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf he wants contact, why not call?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause Daniel may be looking for him.\u201d<\/p>\n
Margaret\u2019s face changed.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n
Rachel noticed.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat do you know?\u201d<\/p>\n
Margaret looked toward the door.<\/p>\n
\u201cNathan contacted me after Thomas died.\u201d<\/p>\n
Julian\u2019s father.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTwo months ago.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat did he want?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe ledger.\u201d<\/p>\n
Julian stared.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe said it belonged to everyone whose life was recorded in it.\u201d<\/p>\n
For once, I agreed with someone I had never met.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat did you tell him?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe said Daniel was preparing to destroy it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rachel leaned forward.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow did Nathan know?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe worked with Victor?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPossibly.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIs Victor alive?\u201d<\/p>\n
Margaret hesitated.<\/p>\n
\u201cI believe so.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n
Julian laughed bitterly.<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rachel\u2019s phone rang.<\/p>\n
Caroline.<\/p>\n
She put it on speaker.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow is Rebecca?\u201d<\/p>\n
Caroline\u2019s voice trembled.<\/p>\n
\u201cStable.\u201d<\/p>\n
Margaret shut her eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cDoes she speak?\u201d Julian asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cA little.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDoes she know who you are?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
Caroline\u2019s voice broke.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut she knows Mother.\u201d<\/p>\n
Everyone looked at Margaret.<\/p>\n
She went completely still.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat did she say?\u201d Claire asked.<\/p>\n
Caroline inhaled.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe saw a photograph of Mother on my phone.\u201d<\/p>\n
Margaret\u2019s hands tightened.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe said \u2018Meg.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Margaret sat down.<\/p>\n
No one had called her Meg.<\/p>\n
Not once.<\/p>\n
Caroline continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cThen she started crying.\u201d<\/p>\n
Margaret covered her mouth.<\/p>\n
It was the first time I saw her lose control completely.<\/p>\n
She bent forward.<\/p>\n
No elegant posture.<\/p>\n
No calculated language.<\/p>\n
Just grief.<\/p>\n
Claire watched her.<\/p>\n
I expected satisfaction.<\/p>\n
There was none.<\/p>\n
Caroline\u2019s voice softened through the phone.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe remembers you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Margaret cried silently.<\/p>\n
For a few moments, everyone allowed it.<\/p>\n
Then Rachel asked the necessary question.<\/p>\n
\u201cCan Rebecca tell us anything about Daniel?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDoctors don\u2019t want us questioning her tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cGood.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI agree.\u201d<\/p>\n
Caroline paused.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut she said one other word.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNathan.\u201d<\/p>\n
Margaret looked up.<\/p>\n
Julian stepped closer to the phone.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe knows Nathan?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI think so.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHow?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n
The pattern tightened.<\/p>\n
Nathan had been connected to the hidden dependents.<\/p>\n
Maybe not merely because he was one.<\/p>\n
Maybe because he had been trying to find them.<\/p>\n
Rachel\u2019s assistant entered.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe police searched Claire and Julian\u2019s house.\u201d<\/p>\n
Claire stood.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThey found the memorial boxes.\u201d<\/p>\n
She handed Claire a sealed plastic evidence bag.<\/p>\n
Inside were cards and letters.<\/p>\n
Police had allowed them to be transported after photographing the contents.<\/p>\n
Claire sat and began sorting.<\/p>\n
Dozens.<\/p>\n
Condolences.<\/p>\n
Charity acknowledgments.<\/p>\n
Handwritten notes.<\/p>\n
Then she stopped.<\/p>\n
A plain white envelope.<\/p>\n
Her name.<\/p>\n
Inside was a card from Nathan Hale.<\/p>\n
The message was short.<\/p>\n
I am sorry for what they told you about Elias.<\/p>\n
Claire\u2019s hands began shaking.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s not what I remembered.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rachel took the card carefully.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat did you remember?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSomething vague.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou may have protected yourself from the meaning.\u201d<\/p>\n
Claire turned it over.<\/p>\n
There was a phone number on the back.<\/p>\n
Julian stared.<\/p>\n
\u201cCall.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rachel shook her head.<\/p>\n
\u201cNot from any of our phones.\u201d<\/p>\n
The detectives arranged a secure line.<\/p>\n
Rachel dialed.<\/p>\n
The number still worked.<\/p>\n
One ring.<\/p>\n
Two.<\/p>\n
A man answered.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes?\u201d<\/p>\n
Rachel identified herself.<\/p>\n
Silence.<\/p>\n
Then:<\/p>\n
\u201cIs Claire with you?\u201d<\/p>\n
Claire leaned toward the phone.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another silence.<\/p>\n
\u201cClaire, I\u2019m sorry.\u201d<\/p>\n
She closed her eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cNathan?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you send Maya the coordinates?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause Daniel was moving Rebecca.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you send the threats too?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rachel asked, \u201cDo you know who did?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDaniel.\u201d<\/p>\n
My stomach tightened.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow did you get my number?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom his contingency files.\u201d<\/p>\n
Claire asked, \u201cWhere are you?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI can\u2019t say.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause Daniel has been looking for me since my father disappeared.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rachel\u2019s expression sharpened.<\/p>\n
\u201cVictor disappeared?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSix months ago.\u201d<\/p>\n
Margaret stood.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n
Nathan heard her.<\/p>\n
His voice changed.<\/p>\n
\u201cMargaret.\u201d<\/p>\n
She stepped toward the speaker.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere is Victor?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI hoped you could tell me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI haven\u2019t spoken to him in years.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat isn\u2019t what he believed.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat does that mean?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMy father thought you were going to help him expose Daniel.\u201d<\/p>\n
Margaret stared.<\/p>\n
\u201cI never promised that.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo. You promised to protect yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n
The contempt in Nathan\u2019s voice was unmistakable.<\/p>\n
Julian asked, \u201cNathan, do you know who I am?\u201d<\/p>\n
A pause.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re brothers.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI know.\u201d<\/p>\n
Julian swallowed.<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you know before tonight?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMy whole life.\u201d<\/p>\n
The same answer Benjamin had given.<\/p>\n
Julian shut his eyes.<\/p>\n
Everyone knew Julian.<\/p>\n
Julian had known almost no one.<\/p>\n
Nathan continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cYour father visited us.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSeveral times.\u201d<\/p>\n
Julian looked sick.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe knew where you were.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid he ever talk about me?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAll the time.\u201d<\/p>\n
That seemed to hurt most.<\/p>\n
Nathan\u2019s voice softened slightly.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe loved you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Julian laughed bitterly.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe had an interesting way of showing love.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSo did everyone in that family.\u201d<\/p>\n
No one argued.<\/p>\n
Rachel redirected.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat do you know about Grayhaven Four?\u201d<\/p>\n
Nathan became quiet.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy father spent years trying to understand it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt wasn\u2019t just transport.\u201d<\/p>\n
Margaret stared at the phone.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat was it?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cA records purge.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rachel leaned closer.<\/p>\n
\u201cExplain.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen someone went through GH-4, their identity was replaced completely. New name. New guardian. New funding source.\u201d<\/p>\n
My skin went cold.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s why no one could trace them.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Claire asked, \u201cCan it be reversed?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you have the cross-index.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat cross-index?\u201d<\/p>\n
Nathan paused.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe missing pages from the ledger.\u201d<\/p>\n
Margaret\u2019s face changed.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou have them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nathan did not answer.<\/p>\n
She stepped closer.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou took the ledger pages.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI copied them.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere are the originals?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSafe.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rachel asked, \u201cDo they identify everyone sent through GH-4?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Caroline\u2019s cousin\u2019s child.<\/p>\n
Two others.<\/p>\n
People lost beyond even Margaret\u2019s knowledge.<\/p>\n
Claire asked the question that mattered.<\/p>\n
\u201cWill you give them to us?\u201d<\/p>\n
Nathan was silent for a long time.<\/p>\n
Then he said, \u201cI\u2019ll give them to Maya.\u201d<\/p>\n
I stared at the phone.<\/p>\n
\u201cMe?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy me?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause you\u2019re the only person in this mess who never benefited from the Sterling family.\u201d<\/p>\n
Julian flinched.<\/p>\n
Nathan continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd because Milo is D-nine.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat does that have to do with anything?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe gives you standing in the trust review.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rachel\u2019s eyes sharpened.<\/p>\n
Nathan said, \u201cIf you formally establish Julian\u2019s paternity, the independent review begins.\u201d<\/p>\n
I looked at Milo.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd then?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery dependent file becomes discoverable.\u201d<\/p>\n
Margaret whispered, \u201cIncluding GH-4.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
The room went silent.<\/p>\n
Nathan spoke directly to me.<\/p>\n
\u201cMaya, if you want to find everyone they erased, you have to do the one thing Julian spent your entire pregnancy trying to prevent.\u201d<\/p>\n
I already knew.<\/p>\n
\u201cMake Milo a Sterling.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cLegally,\u201d Nathan said. \u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
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