Chapter 354 – The Problem

Ella

Cora blinks rapidly in disbelief and my own mouth falls open. I see Roger go tense in his chair and feel Sinclair do the same beside me.

“Wha- what?” Cora asks, aghast, leaning forward to stare more closely at Henry. “The problem that is HankJ; FJA

Hank? What the hell kind of problem is Hank?”

I grimace a little when I see her get defensive and dart my eyes to Roger, seeing him rankle at it, just a little bit. Roger, I know, is jealous of Hank – not very jealous, not in a bad way. Just…as much as he doesn’t blame Cora for her previous hesitations, or hold them against her…

…well, he’s not going to be thrilled about Cora’s ex’s continued presence in our lives, is he? Especially when he sees Cora defend Hank like that..

“Please, Cora,” Henry says, putting a peaceful hand out towards her. “Just… hear me out.”

“What is wrong with Hank,” she insists, continuing to be angry, which just upsets Roger more. I glance at Sinclair, worried. His face is a mirror of my own.

“Please “Henry says again, leaning forward and staring at Cora only at Cora intensely. “I mean no insult. I just want to…discuss.”

and crosses her arms over her chest again, not happy about it but

am just concerned,” Henry continues, “about this man’s continued

his face turned down towards the table. Cora

he did

did a very good job taking care of Rafe. He was at your beck and call. He was very conveniently

staring at me, letting me figure it out. “No,” Cora says, breaking in and shaking her head vehemently.

frightened hand going to my mouth.

Henry speaks as if he didn’t

their people in high-powered positions – lawyers, bankers, doctors. We also know that Xander, if he

again covering his face with his hand. “How did we

not part of

to keep his temper even. “At a clinic that we pay for. This

all of us.” Hank is a good person who has only done wonderful things for this family. I know him. I know that he only has good things in his

and feeling sorry because Cora has a point. Henry does too we need to be careful, especially because we know that the

with me. Instead, they just quietly look away from Cora, not saying

got so close to him. That if he tricked all of us, then

word Cora seals her mouth shut and strides from the room, slamming the

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