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He tried to take her in his arms "Don't be stupid, Laura, I don't want a divorce"
She decided not to fight hiot the birth certificate? She got it out of your safe You are probably…oh, I see You do understand Teresa has taken all your money, so you still need me for mine"
Mathew scoffed "She can't touch rasp, walked away and left her husband standing alone at the edge of the dance floor
"Ah, there they are, at last," Austin said to Maggie "Come inside, there is someone I need to talk to" When she nodded, he took her hand and led the way back inside He smiled and then waved the Harlan detectives over, but he failed to notice the look of astonishie, this is Jackie Harlan, Carl Kingsley, and Michael Sorenson"
"Maggie?" Jackie asked
"Forgive ie Jackson," Jackie repeated, slowly extending her hand "It is a pleasure to ie casually shook her hand and distractedly turned to watch the crowd "I ae to find her?" Jackie asked
"We have been talking online for reed to an to play a waltz, Austin said, "Will you excuse us?"
Jackie nodded "Of course"
Finally, Maggie was in Austin's ar her firo, and when he put his cheek next to hers, it was the grandest feeling in the world She wanted to stay in his ar to be possible She closed her eyes, desperately clung to him, and committed every moment to memory Then she resumed her search of the rooie and leaned closer to Jackie "Have I lost ie Jackson?" Carl asked "The one with a British accent…the one who looks just like the picture in Emma Walker's yearbook?"
Jackie slowly shook her head "I don't believe it"
Michael glanced over the top of his glasses "Austin has no idea who she is, does he"
"It doesn't look like it" Carl agreed
Michael nodded toward a woman on the sidelines "Laura Connelly is over there by the orchestra"
"So she is," said Jackie
"And," Michael added, "Maggie can't take her eyes off Laura Looks like she's not very happy to see her mother"