The truth she had spent years protecting was slowly unraveling the way she wanted it to
Jude waited patiently
"Scarlett, is it true?"
Scarlett remained silent and the silence was enough as Jude's breathing became heavier
"So, it's true that you knew"
Scarlett opened her eyes slowly
"I knew what?", she asked
"You knew who I was when I approached you"
Her fingers tightened around the phone
"You knew I was Jude Maguire, Patrick Maguire's son before I offered you the contract, right?", he insisted
Scarlett didn't speak
"You had always known who I was when I walked into the club"
She swallowed really hard
"Yes, who didn't know the son of the great Patrick Maguire?"
The answer landed harder than he could believe and for a moment, Jude couldn't say anything
"You knew and you still accepted my contract?"
Scarlett looked down
"I guess I just had to accept it", she said
"You just had to accept it?", he asked quickly
"Jude....."
