NovelEnglishChapter 46: Claire’s POV
We go through security and search and are brought to a private room where we're instructed to knock on the
door twice if we want to end our visitation early for any reason. Leo pulls out my seat foras we both sit and
wait to see my brother. | see Matthew being brought in, chains fastened to his hands, feet and waist. An
overstatement in my eyes. Matthew was no danger to anyone other than himself. And lately, he had turned his
life around and was doing so well for himself. It saddenedto see him here after all the work he’s put in to
beca better person
| watch as they carefully remove his chains and cuffs and close the door, leaving just and Matthew to speak.
“I'm thankful that you cClaire. And thank you for accompanying her, Leonardo. | know this must be hard.”
He says quietly as if she’s ashamed of himself.
“What happened, Matthew?” | ask as | place my hand over his to redirect his eye contact to me.
“I got up in the morning and got ready for work. And about two hours into my shift, | hear a commotion outside
and it's a whole truck full of police officers. Next thing | know, I'm being hauled away and brought here. They
said someone left an anonymous tip that | was a drug-dealer. They looked through my place and found bags and
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtbags of opiates and narcotics. But | swear to you, Claire - | didn’t do this. You know | would never touch that stuff
after what happened to pops. | know better than that. They even drug testedwhen enteringinto the
system and | cout clean. They're not mine!” He gavea look of desperation. He was praying that | would
believe him.
“I know, Matthew. It's okay. We're going to figure this out.” | say as | touch his cheek to settle him. He rests his
face against my hand slightly before continuing.
“I have to get out of here. I'm innocent and Starla’s pregnant. | don’t know what to do and | didn’t have anyone
else to call.” Starla? That must be his girlfriend. The word pregnant pulls at my heart strings. Matthew hadn't
known about my pregnancy.
| feel Leo’s hand touch my thigh under the table and can feel it squeeze as he feels my pain combined
with his own. He lost his son too.
“Did they say anything about who placed that anonymous tip?” Leo asks.
“That's the thing - it was a man using a pay phone from another city. That could be anyone.” Matthew was right.
It could be anyone but it was almost too coincidental that this happened right after | was being watched?
“Did he have an accent?” Leo asks immediately.
“I don’t know.” Matthew says as he shakes his head.
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Matthew nods in agreement as | sit in
disbelief. Leo was genuinely going to
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brother | Was beyond grateful.
Matthew had done nothing but try to
extort him and yet he was willing to
use his resources to save him for me.
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