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[Filter: Private]

Tessa ...

I know what it is you're doing. Do you think that I cna't see it? That I don't know that you're only trying to draw out something that should have ending a long time ago?

It's not --

I'm not a heartless man. I don't ... it's not as if ... what happened did not just affect you, is all, and after all of this long, giving you what you need to recover, can you not, for one moment, try and give me what I

...

No, I can't let you just manipulate me like this. It's not ...

If my father had better controlled my mother, we could have avoided all of this. It's my responsibility, as his heir, to learn from his mistakes.

No more delays, Therese. I'm sorry.

[Filter: Lady Caitlin]

My lady. Might I take a moment of your time? There's a matter I think we need to discuss.