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"You can’t I’ll have it brought up at seven sharp"

"Thank you," she said, still feeling like she shouldn’t have agreed

Richard nodded and then pivoted, disappearing out into the hallway Shaking her head, she walked into the bathroos for you Noshe would get used to

Gathering up the clean towels that had been placed in the bathroom earlier, she carried them into the closet She placed them on their little cubby On the way out, she closed the closet door Her elbow connected with the stack of azines and books left on the stand by the dresser They smacked off the floor, one after another

"Of course," sheover at Madeline Her eyes were still closed, but Julia doubted she was sleeping

Bending down, she swept up the azines and books As she placed the white lay on the floor

Frowning, Julia bent down and picked up the scrap of paper It was a piece of notebook paper, the section torn off away at the corner of a page and folded over The slip of paper didn’t look old, dull or yellowish

Julia straightened the stack as she rose, unfolding the piece of paper along the way She stilled, her brows pulling down as she read the two handwritten lines

I er

I love you, but you always knew that

Chapter 20

"Thank you," Dev said into the phone "We appreciate the call" There was a pause while Lucian scratched at his broith his , we’ll be sure to let you know" He ended the call "That wasa brow, Dev sat back in his chair "The phone will not stop ringing"

Dev had handled the ishers, the phone calls, the guests, and the press like he’d been born for it And he had been Assu the role of the head of the fa for

What they all had been waiting for

But Lucian wasn’t here to discuss how ae "I wanted to run so so no matter what I think?"

"I don’t know Perhaps there’s so that belief"

"Perhaps," Devfor hi about inviting Daniel over to spend time with Maddie I think it would help" Lucian had told both his brothers about Daniel’s appearance shortly after he’d found out Neither were all that thrilled "And nohe is, it couldn’t hurt"

Dev worked his jaw after sing the whiskey "I’d rather have a rabid kangaroo in the house than Daniel"

His forehead creased "Can kangaroos get rabies?"

"I don’t know, but I iaroo in a china shop with rabies," Dev replied, and Lucian wondered if his brother was slightly drunk "I know you’re already going to do this When?"

Lucian shifted in the seat, keeping his feet on the edge of Dev’s desk "Sunday You won’t be here"

"Perfect" Dev paused "This is all on you If he causes problems"