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I felt a lue inher to another fah the wall

I glowered at him “You’re a bastard Lucien”

“What happened to ‘sir’? You’re talking to your future father-in-law”

I only saw red after that I couldn’t stand the sight of hied out of the office and slammed into a maid in the hallway Her dustpan clattered on the floor I threw open the door

I didn’t expect to see Kennedy leaning against the sports car

“Hi” She sed out of the bikini

Ifor the door handle

“Knight? What’s wrong? What happened?”

I slammed it closed “I can’t talk”

“Wait” She pressed her hands against the driver door “Have you been drinking? What’s wrong? My father said so What? Just tell me Or let me drive you hoo like this, Knight”

But I couldn’t listen to her any more than I could to her father I spun out of the circle drive and away from the Martin mansion

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Kennedy

“What did you say to Knight Corban?” I deaze was out theHe watched one of the gardeners tris fell around thethem in a bucket

“It was an introduction We got further than I expected” He hadn’t turned to look at me