Chương 145: Chapter 145: Vitale, Part 5

Michael

"James, we have to tell her. Given her condition, Mitch has to know. "

He exhales slowly, avoiding my eye. "Yes, she does. I've... been avoiding it..."

"Hoping it would go away? That Klempner would contact us out of the blue and we could warn him? That just like that, everything would be alright?"

"Something like that, yes."

"If Mitch doesn't have all the facts, she can't make proper decisions. She's going to need support. And part of that support is to give her the truth. It's not doing her any favours to be kept in the dark."

"You're right of course." James squeezes his eyes closed, presses at a temple. "Let's get it over with. Can you get everyone together. We'll need the family with her for this."

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Richard and Beth drop what they are doing, joining us in the lounge. Georgie appears shortly afterwards, strolling in from the hotel with a speculative look in her eye.