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"Always happy to keep you out of jail for kidnapping," Ben said dryly

Matt moved forward then Lucas withdrew so Matt’s hand could replace his, grip Peter’s shoulder with hard reassurance "We’ll take care of both of you Bring her home"

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As individuals, they were relentless As a tea days to get it all together, but if they could pull off an aggressive takeover of a floundering multinational corporation, they could handle the relocation of one fe or not Paperwork of course wasn’t a proble A deter woman

Christina Laas a retired RN, a former Vietnao, never able to leave Vietnam behind She was the one who lived in the other side of the duplex, checking in on Dana daily She rebuffed Ben’s legal bullshit, veiled threats and char persuasions alike

So Jon stepped in, because Peter’s impatience made diplomacy impossible While he didn’t knohat Jon had said to her, she at last agreed to their plan to relocate her charge If she had a face-to-facewith Peter first, and if Dana consented to leave with hi protective of Dana But when he got out of the rental car in front of the s unit located adjacent to the hospital acreage, he was vibrating with the need to kick in the door of whichever side held Dana, and say to hell with any more delays Since Christina Laas planted on the porch, ar e

As he came up the walk, the nurse studied hi she was considering whether she needed a brooun He cleared his throat, , despite the fact the ache that had been building inside hie

"Mr Winston?" Christina offered a hand and he closed his over it, noting fingers swollen with early arthritis, but there was strength there still She nodded toward the porch swing

"We can talk here"

No "Glad toto either one of them He could appreciate that, but the knot in his stomach didn’t loosen

"Won’t she?"

Christina shook her head "I told her I was going to be on the porch, visiting with a friend of ets out of her day chair, so I knee’d have enough tily, so she won’t hear us, either Even if she has it on, she has to concentrate on what’s being said and the personear, for her to detect and understand Unfortunately, visual clues and lip reading are what helps a person with hearing loss the et her upgraded to a top-of-the-line hearing aid," he said immediately Jon had already told hiy, which he’d heard with only half an ear, but Peter remembered the basics nonetheless

Christina cocked her head "The problem isn’t money, Mr Winston Money undoubtedly helps, but there are impoverished children blind and deaf as Helen Keller that adapt to their handicaps The probleh Please sit" He took a seat, bracing the shen his weight tipped it forward A tight smile touched Christina’s features, but he wasn’t sure if he could be encouraged by it