The Biggest Skeleton In My Closet

‘It’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have stepped in to save Candour,’ Rainey sobbed. ‘If I hadn’t, Amiyah wouldn’t have been mistaken and thought I was trying to steal her dad’s company. She wouldn’t have held a grudge.’ She looked up at me, pleading humbly. ‘For the sake of Brennan, will you please forgive me? Even if you won’t, do whatever you like to me. Just don’t drag Kieran into this. He’s innocent.’ I remained seated and unsympathetic. Did she think she could fool me again with this pathetic act? Who was she playing to—me or Mrs Valentine? I turned to look at Kieran’s mother, who was seated beside me. She was examining her French manicure and didn’t appear to have heard anything. Was Rainey putting on an act for Kieran? But he wasn’t even here. Speaking of—the commotion should have woken him up by now. I almost jumped when I looked up. Kieran was leaning on the second-floor railing, holding a toothbrush in one hand and a cup in the other. He was brushing his teeth and rubbernecking