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"Believe it or not, that wasn’t meant as criticism" Henry turned to face me "My mother breakfasts at the Roosevelt Hotel" He waited for those words to register, but they ht she saw Vivvie there This "

It took me a moment to read between the lines If Henry’s mother had seen Vivvie, she’d seen Vivvie’s bruises

"I knew sohtened "I just didn’t knohat"

He’d seen Vivvie break down Maybe he’d noticed her absence since

"I knew so I was so focused on rief--"

"Pretty sure that at a wake for a loved one, you’re allowed to be focused on your own grief," I told hiic She was a classmate She’d needed help He’dperson--especially of himself

"It is possible," Henry said, his voice still sounding oddly fored you, Tess"

He knew Vivvie’s dad was abusive He thought I’d helped her He thought I was the reason her father was no longer the president’s doctor

That’s not even the half of it I couldn’t tell hiry that I wanted to It chafed that I cared that he’d uilt nipping atthe truth fro his best friend to keep it fro down theback from the boy who’d caused thee ht, Ivy leftI already knew about Justice Marquette’s death

Fat chance of that happening

Hardwicke was a small school There were fewer than a hundred kids inHenry Vivvie’s e was just another relish to physics and fro not to think about the big questions

Who did the second nuone straight to the president with our suspicions?