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"Yes?"

"Mr Sinclair, this is Claire Heart"

He silently pumped his fist in the air, but kept the excitement out of his voice He couldn’t let the reporter know that he knehat had been happening in her office today

"Yes, Miss Heart? What other untruths are you planning on publishing about me and my fiancée next?"

"Uh to reach you earlier, but couldn’t get through There have been so to bore you with the details But we’ve established that there’s been a case of rief we’ve caused you and your fiancée In tomorrow’s print edition you’ll find a retraction of the article and an apology by the paper and o live with the story just after ht"

"Well"

"It has all been a terrible mistake But as you can probably appreciate, someti"

"I understand, Miss Heart Thank you for calling"

He disconnected the call and jumped into the air "Yes!"

It had worked Claire Heart and her editor and legal department had sed the story he and Holly had fabricated hook, line, and sinker

Tomorrow, all of New York and the Hairl Everything would go back to normal But he couldn’t wait till tomorrow Hadn’t the reporter said that the online edition would post the story shortly pasthere in Montauk? He should be on his way to his condo in Manhattan Daniel glanced at his watch If he left now, he’d arrive there just afterin his father’s car, speeding into the night, heading for New York

Even though she was tired fro, Sabrina couldn’t sleep, so she didn’t even try Instead, she sat in the living room Only a s s, Manhattan sparkled like a thousand raindrops cascading over a h; it was Sabrina’s tears causing the skyline of Manhattan to appear blurred

"It’s for the best," she murmured to herself "It’s for you" She laid her hand over her sto for her child She didn’t want it to be born into a community that shunned her parents She’d rather disappear to somewhere where nobody knew her and raise the child on her own

A sob tore froer and wouldn’t miss Daniel so much Another sob followed More of them ripped from her chest and just wouldn’t stop She reached for a tissue and blew her nose