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The reporter’s questions were opening doors to Enzo’s past

But would they be enough to change the course of the future?

Sylvie’s breath caught as she waited to see how this would play out Luckily, both reeable to a horseback ride She let out the pent-up breath

In the next breath it struck her that Enzo had planned the horseback tour on his oithout even consulting her If he didn’t care about the estate and was so anxious to get rid of it, would he have gone to the bother? Would he have gone along with any of this?

She didn’t think so As they all got saddled up, she was s to ad about selling it and doing it were two totally different things When it finally ca pen to paper, she didn’t think he could do it

Once the reporter and photographer were seated on two of the most mellow horses in the stable, Sylvie mounted Duchess at the same time Enzo climbed on Emperor Off they went Enzo took the lead and she was curious where he would lead the them to her favorite spot, next to the stream

“You own all of this land?” the reporter asked

“Yes” Enzo didn’t expound upon the answer

Sylvie had taken up the rear, sandwiching their two visitors in between so no one got lost, because there was a lot of land out here in which to wander off in the wrong direction

“It’s very picturesque” Sylvie ad scenery “I love to come out here when I have time just to take in the quiet beauty and unwind”

“How long have you worked here?” Jameson asked

“I just started working here this year” And yet, it seeer “I immediately fell in love with the estate” And she was pretty crazy about its owner, but she kept that part to herself

It seeof all this, she and Enzo could talk aboutIt was like they had an immediate rapport—

Whinny!

The next thing she knew Duchess came to an abrupt stop Before she could think to react, the horse reared up Sylvie clung tight to the reins and tightened her legs But gravity was too ht she heard Enzo call out her name