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Cassie transferred her anger to him

"The money from the ranch"

He looked perplexed "What ranch?"

She stamped her foot with iet nature to close the deal"

He stared at her "I didn't hire hi about"

Cassie glanced up at Bordeaux "You said he hired you to coaze fixed on her face

"No, I didn't I said that bringing you back was et the money to pay hiaze froht you sold the ranch"

He actually looked hurt "I wouldn't sell the ranch after you put so much money into it As far as I'm concerned, it's yours I told Bordeaux if he wanted to buy it, he'd have to talk to you"

She caught her breath and turned on Bordeaux

"So you were trying to buy the ranch Why didn't you tell h all of that just to buy this little ranch?"

His face darkened "Of course not I had another reason to go to Ashley The twins beggedyou back, so I made it part of my plans"

"How noble of you" She hissed "So why did you propose et the ranch?"

He gave her a sour look "I was serious Hoas I supposed to know you had a thing for Davis?"

Davis ? So it had bothered hiether Still, he had been with Darcie only ot a lot of rooo to Ashley Little did I know that while you were proposing to irl"

Surely he couldn't have feigned the surprise on his face His lips formed a hard line and his eyes turned cold

"Be careful how you talk aboutinto a tight ball Sister? Darcie Bordeaux was his sister? Of course, how could she have been so blind? They looked enough alike to be twins But their conversation was an expression of love for a sibling - siblings that had apparently been through a lot together

He turned and stalked back to the buggy Cli aboard, he slapped the reins to the team When the team lurched forward, she was jerked from her stunned silence What had she done?