Burn Those Who Burned Me novel Chapter 237

Chapter 237

WHATE

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“Jamie…what are you talking about? Who’d you kill?”

jamie sat up and grabbed his phone. With trembling hands, he handed it to Vanessa. Puzzled, Vanessa looked down at the text messages on his screen. As she scrolled the thread, her eyes began to widen until suddenly, the final message was appeared. It was a picture of a dead man laying on a hotel bed as blood pooled around his head on the pillow. Vanessa didn’t need to ask who the person was. She’d recognized him instantly…..

Lawrence Tillman.

The phone nearly fell out of Vanessa’s hand as she stared at her brother.

“Jamie…what did you do?”

Jamie instantly jerked forward from his seat.

“What I had to do! I….I did what I had to do! I didn’t know what else………

Jamie fell to his knees, tears pouring out of his eyes. As Jamie cried, Vanessa began to feel a since of serenity. It was as if the gods were moving mountains to make sure she received everything she was supposed to get out of life. Vanessa stared at her brother….for so many years she’d deemed him useless; but now….now he had become her white knight. Her beacon of justice. Kneeling beside him, Vanessa slapped Jamie hard! The sting instantly sent a shrill of shock down his spine.

“Vanessa!! What the fuck!! You just slapped-”

“I want you to listen to me Jamie!”

Placing both hands on each of his cheeks, Vanessa pulled his face closer to hers. The sting from her slap causing him to wince.

“Look at me Jamie. Hear what I say. You. Did. Nothing. Wrong.”

Jamie’s eyes widen in shock; he’d thought for sure she would be mortified.

“Listen to me brother…you did nothing wrong. Okay?”

“But I-”

“But nothing! He was a bad man! Okay. Even I didn’t know he would do all of those awful things to Josie. I only told him to mess with her a little bit. I had no idea he would do all of that! So you didn’t do anything wrong!…He deserved it!”

Jamie’s hands shook as he stared at Vanessa.

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Chapter 237

“H–He…deser

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“Yes! You’re a hero Jamie….you’re my hero. And whether Josie knows it or not….you’re her hero too. Besides… YOU didn’t kill anybody. You paid for him to disappear….it’s not on you how it gets done.”

Tears poured down Jamie’s face as he stared into Vanessa’s eyes. He could see the conviction burning with every word she spoke.

“I–I’m a hero.”

“That’s right Jamie…you’re a hero! So now…you’ve got to get your shit together! You can’t fall apart! Christian and dad will start to notice! It’s time to come out of this room. That chapter is now closed! You’ll join the company…you’ll work hard…and you’ll prove why you belong there just as much as Christian and me!”

Jamie nodded his head in agreement with his sister. Her words pierced his heart like a rocket that sored him back into existence. No more would he waste his days struggling and stressing over Lawrence Tillman. He’d handled the situation like any man protecting his sister would!

Vanessa stood up extending her hand towards her brother. As he took it, he felt a surge of satisfaction seeping through him. Everyone thought Christian was the golden boy…..the man that would lead the family after his father retired his crown…..but had either of them ever killed for this family?

Jamie smiled smugly; this would be his secret to bare and an amour of diamonds. Who cares if his dad crowned him king or not….he’d already crowned himself.

Christian stared at the article on his tablet. The man that was murdered in his hotel room two weeks ago; the afternoon of Vanessa’s promotion…..was none other than Lawrence Tillman.

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