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Then she was gone, leaving hiame was nowhere to be found Instead she watched him, steely-eyed and unreadable

There was no point in trying to justify hie, was in a hole so deep, there was no getting out

He could only leave—this house, these women Savannah

“I’ll pack and be gone in an hour” He wasn’t three steps before Margot stopped him

“I would like those files,” she said, holding out her hand Matt didn’t see any reason not to give them to her, other than his sick desire to keep that photo of Savannah for hihost-ridden days ahead

He put the files in Margot’s elegant hand and she flipped through the

“I assuated your father’s partner with the sa the files under her arm

“My investigator couldn’t find any trace of him Anywhere He’s vanished”

“His naot at the moment She was all business Cold business

“Richard Bonavie”

She nodded sharply, her lips white at the edges “Do you know his relationship to Vanessa?”

Matt nodded They’d been ot’s reaction, his suspicions were dead-on “Richard Bonavie is Savannah’s father”

“I assuot said

“I’,” he said, “I don’t see how it—”

“I hired you to do a job,” she said and his jaw dropped

“You want me to stay?” he asked “You can’t be serious”

Margot stood and approached hiave you a deposit on your work”

“I haven’t cashed the check,” he told her The last thing he was going to do was take theirto I’ll tear it up and pay you et I can send a cren here and you’ll have a back courtyard thatyou about”

She shook her head “We don’t want more people here,” she said “And I’m quite sure Savannah wouldn’t want your money”