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She nodded and walked toward her bedroolance in Chris’s direction

As soon as she was out of earshot, Zach tapped Louie against Chris’s shoulder The asshole jumped like he’d been electrocuted “Drop your computer and any flash drives you have here before ten aain You co from my bat look like a day at Disney Get me?”

Chris nodded

“Good Get the fuck out of here”

The door slammed shut behind Chris and Zach dropped into the chair he’d been in when thehis unsatisfied knuckles, he rested his head on the back of the chair

A few ht landed in his lap “Bettermissy My woht out of your scalp” He spoke without opening his eyes

Norive him a chuckle for a joke like that so when she didn’t soat him, a stricken look on her face

“What’d Mark say, baby,” he asked, tucking her hair behind her ear

“He was looking all over for …” She sed and closed her eyes for about five seconds “He walked in on that scene and there was a ca hi him bloody when he offered one hundred thousand dollars for ” She dropped her head into her hands “Oh my God, Zach, he paid one hundred thousand dollars for me How on earth will I ever repay that?”

“Baby” With a gentle tug, he reht of the wet tracks on her smooth cheeks hit him like an arrow to the heart “There’s a reason you never knew about any of this And it’s because you don’t owe hi He doesn’t want your money”

“I feel so guilty How did I not know any of this? It makes so much sense now that I actually think about it Shark never would have let me just walk away”

“Listen to me, Toni Mark did what he did because he loves you And he made sure you were in the dark for this very reason He knows you and knew you’d feel guilty and want to pay him back And it’s not necessary”

“But—”

He held her face between his palms

“But it’s so much—”

“Yes,” he said “It’s a lot of money But you’re worth it, baby You’re worth ten times that”