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"A huge bouquet sounds like Philip’s style, though I would have expected a for with it if he’d sent it to thankhis business back And I haven’t yet actually acco him up with a lawyer"

Only as Oent off to his office to get to work and I went to my own desk did it occur to ht have done The size and general tackiness of the bouquet certainly fit her taste I’d hope Philip would have been h the Edwardian era wasn’t exactly known for its restraint and subtlety If Ethelinda had sent flowers anony to make Owen jealous orthe possibility of a secret admirer If it was Ethelinda, that was the final proof of just how clueless she was It hadn’t seemed to cross Owen’s mind to be jealous, and I wasn’t the least bit interested in the fictional secret admirer I also wasn’t the kind of woman who’d want Owen to be jealous I’d hope he’d trust s for him Besides, when in the past feeeks had I had time to meet someone who could admire me secretly?

Late in the afternoon, Owen carave "Are you ready to test your immunity?" he asked

"I suppose it’s too late to change my mind, huh?"

"This was your idea in the first place I argued against it"

"Yeah, and I keep kicking myself Well, let’s see how effective your potion was"

He held out his left hand, palht hand over it and a coin appeared in his palet a better look "A quarter You’re not doing one of your stage ht hand over his left again, and that tiic in use If I’d been wearing the locket, it would have given me a jolt "Okay, nohat do you see?" he asked

"A quarter," I replied with a shrug

"That’s all? Are you sure?"

"Sorry It’s one of the special state quarters, if that helps" I started to turn away, then saw so colorful out of the corner of e faded when I looked at it head-on "Okay, wait a second, I saw so in and out"

"It looks like you need another dose I don’t know if it will have taken full effect by this evening, though"