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“I disagree I was robbed of really getting to know her And youyou shut down any tiet to know her?”

Her father’s eyes widened with surprise “Why can’t you just leave the past alone?”

“How ao of it?”

Her father’s gaze narrowed in on her “There’son here, isn’t there?”

“No” She realized that she’d said it too quickly She’d never been capable of subterfuge and her brother never let her forget it

“Whatever you’re up to, daughter, I want it stopped Now!” Her father so rarely raised his voice that when he did, he meant business

“Is there a problem here?” Grayson’s voice came from behind her

She’d been so caught up in her heated conversation with her father that she hadn’t even heard Grayson’s footsteps on the gravel of the roadway But she should have known that he wouldn’t be far behind He’d said he’d be keeping a close eye on her

Her father didn’t e Grayson Instead he continued to stare at her, bullying her into doing as he commanded And as much as she loved him, she just couldn’t abide by his wishes any apart under the strain of what had happened to their er bear theSo to be her

“Poppa, I’d like you to ht the last property in the South Shore piazza”

The two men shook hands All the while her father eyed up Grayson She wasn’t sure as going through her father’s ood

Noas her chance to make her move “Poppa, now that I’ve concluded the South Shore Project on nize that was quite an accomplishment”

Her father’s bushy eyebrows rose “Yes, you’re right You did a very good job I’ sooner As you know, I had other matters on my mind”

“I understand” So far, so good “Now you have to accept that I can take care of myself I’d like the security removed”

“No” There was a finality in his voice