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He grio at each other”
“There won’t be a fight” At least not that she’d tell hi one Archer Hunt”
“Yes, technically,” Spence allowed “But we both know that he answers to no one but himself and he certainly doesn’t consider you his boss He doesn’t consider anyone his boss”
Elle sods as far as she was concerned “His problem, not mine”
Looking pained, Spence stood “He’s not going to enjoy you going off on him this early half-cocked, Elle”
“Ask me if I care”
“I care,” Spence said “It’s too early to help you bury his body”
Elle let out a short laugh Her and Archer’s antagonistic attitude toward each other had been well docuht he ran the world, including her
But no one ran her world except her “If everyone would just do what they were supposed to and stay out ofoff because Spence was no longer listening to her Instead he was staring out the , his leanlyher to his side to see what had caught his interest
A wo at her It was his ex, who had once upon a time done her best to rip out his heart
“Want me to have her kicked off the preated and found guilty of a cri Mostly
“I don’t need you to handle my damn dates”
Given that he was a walking Fortune 500 company and also that he’d been badly burned, he actually did need his wo with Spence was like arguing with a brick wall But he hadn’t dated since his ex and it had been un-shy now “Hey, in case you haven’t heard, hot genius eeks are in You’ll find someone better” Much better, if she had her say
He still didn’t respond and Elle rolled her eyes “How come men are idiots?”
“Because women don’t come with instruction o No killing anyone today, Elle”
“Sure”
He took the ti look
She sighed “Fine I won’t kill Archer”
When she was alone, she applied soloss—for herself,her ti and never got tired of ad the unique architecture of the old place; the corbeled brick and exposed iron trusses, the long picture s in each unit, the cobblestone courtyard beloith the huge fountain where idiots came from all over San Francisco and beyond to toss their money and wish for love