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Chapter 334 What Really Happened Chapter 334 What Really Happened +10 Free Coins Everything Leander had once told her aligned with Julius ' report . The burns marring his skin must have come from that blaze , and if he had indeed been in Doria three years prior , the likelihood that he was Rowan grew even stronger . " And Lena ? " Quinn asked , hope flickering behind the question . If Leander was truly her brother , she owed that woman a debt beyond words .

" She's in intensive care back in Doria , " Julius answered . Quinn stared at him , stunned . " I've just forwarded the dossier to your inbox , " Julius added , fingers flying across the keys as he spoke . Phone in hand , Quinn opened her mail app and quickly located the file tagged with Lena's name . Lena Durand , a girl from the slums of Doria , had known Leander before the fire .

She had dragged him from the flames and later broken into the charity gala , pleading with Margaret , the matriarch of the Fane family , to save him . That was how it all happened . Margaret headed to the hospital to visit Leander . After that visit , everything changed . Word spread that Leander was the family's illegitimate son . He took Lena with him to distant Doria . One year later , doctors in Doria delivered a harsher sentence .

Tests revealed Lena carried aggressive blood cancer , and no suitable bone - marrow match could be found . Her condition became worse . " Right now , Lena's entire course of care is bankrolled by the Fane family . They have secured the world's leading protocols , experimental drugs , and an elite medical team . And they do it , Quinn , only because Leander is ' for the moment ' still counted as one of them . " Quinn understood at once .

So that's why Leander refused a DNA test with me , insisting it was unnecessary ? If a test proved he is my brother and not a Fane , would the family cut Lena off ? Yet if he truly is Rowan , coming home would guarantee state assistance for the girl . After all , she once saved his life . And I could help too - my savings , my patents , everything my parents left me . I'd pour it all into Lena's care . " Anyway , in two days , we'll know for certain whether Leander is my brother .

" " If he is , will you blame me even more for leaving your brother to die back then ? " Quinn froze , caught off guard . " Would you think that if I'd stepped in , he'd have avoided the border fire three years ago ? That the burns , the agony , everything he endured / -are they my fault ? " Quinn sighed . " I won't blame you ." Julius was taken aback . " Truly ? " I told you before : back then , my brother was just a foreign stranger to you . You had no obligation to save him .

Yes , I hated you for it - despite knowing you owed him nothing . But that anger is gone . You've helped 1/2 < Chapter 334 What Really Happened me so much lately . I see it , I remember it , and I'm grateful . " " I , two days from now , Leander is proven to be your brother , could we be together again ? " Julius fixed his gaze on Quinn . Quinn shook her head . " I ended things because I can't trust you anymore . How can you still not see that ? " " What will it take for you to trust me again ?

If trust can shatter in a moment , tell me how long before it can be rebuilt ? I'll do anything . " Quinn stayed silent . cone year , two , live- He caught her hand and pressed her palm to his cheek , trapping it there . " I know you still feel something . When you learned of my insomnia , you let me fall asleep holding your hand , You still ache for me , don't you ? " Heat flooded her palm , while his usually cold eyes shimmered with gathering mist . " Quinn , forgive me , please .

I'll repay every hardship your brother suffered . From now on , I will neither lie nor hide anything . Every ounce of trust you need , I'll give ." His hoarse plea plucked the rawest strings of her heart . Because , as he'd said , part of her still hurt for him . Even though I keep warning myself not to care , I don't want future me swallowed by distrust born of this love . Yet , staring into the fog in his eyes , the word no stuck fast in her throat .

" Quinn , when you left , you took everything but this bracelet . On the card you wrote , ' May every year bring you peace . Without you , do you honestly think I will ? " As his question faded , the mist became tears , falling onto the back of her hand . 2/2