Chapter 4

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ill Graham sat in his office a scotch in his hand, deep in thought about the events that conspired last night at the Gala.

Hannibal was engaged.

To a fucking guy who looked like Will. Yup, he had Googled about their engagement and saw the pictures.

Anthony Dimmond and Hannibal Lecter met each other in Florence a few months after Hannibal established himself, at the Normal Chapel. Anthony was a curator and Hannibal being a art lover was visiting. They had immediately clicked.

Oh yes, they clicked, Will rolled his eyes at that fully knowing that Hanniabl being Hannibal just had wanted Will's replacement.
He desperately tries to convince himself of that.

A knock interrupts his daydream, as the door pushes open to reveal Bedelia making her way in.

She raises a brow at the sight of Will drinking 11 in the morning.

"Should I take a guess as to what has happened to make to drink 11 in the morning?" Bedelia asks as she takes a seat across him.

"You knew, but you didn't tell me as a made a fool out of myself yesterday." Will realizes.

"Yes, if you're referring to Hannibal's engagement, I knew, I concluded you had knew too or I would have warned you about it." Bedelia retorted.

Will chuckles and finishes his drink in one go and gets up to pace around.

"I didn't, I thought that he finally..."

"Finally, realized that's he's still in love with you?"

"Yes." Will faintly whispers.

"Will, you need to forget him, for your own sake, he's been a manipulative since you met, only investing in to make sure he gets his way, you were a fragment of entertainment to him, young and handsome, future heir of Graham Innovatives." Bedelia explains as she comes behind Will as he looks out the glass windows.

"He told me why he left. "

"Yes, that your father threatened to expose you as the murderer. Do you believe it?"

"At this point, no. I believe that father found out but he did threaten to expose Hannibal not me."

"Another manipulation you see." Bedelia remarks.

"I want him to burn, Bedelia as I burned when he left, make him feel so devastated and helpless like I'm know, to make him suffer like I'm now, knowing I'm in love with him so much that I'll never feel this way for someone again." Will turns to face Bedelia, his face stiff, eyes red and sharp from anger.

"Do you know one person aside from Hannibal's uncle Robertus, who despises Hannibal the most?" Bedelia questions with a tilt of her head and Will nods.

"Yes, his twin brother, Nigel. They despise and hate each other to core of their hearts. Hannibal told me about him once, something about Nigel killing Lady Muraski or how Nigel took away their inheritance to himself alone." Will answered.

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