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“That won’t be necessary I can e”

“Jacqui, I brought you here The least I can do is help you find what Bill left for you and get you safely home”

She turned to him, still furious

“Why did you bring reat-uncle, and that you wanted his diamond I would have helped you You didn’t have to take me on fancy dates, and to Hawaii”

All he could do was shrug helplessly It was a weak reaction and he knew it

“I know At least, I figured it out after I s Theyyou happy”

“You didn’t have to propose”

“I thought I did I had a plan, and it was stupid, thoughtless and, yes, unnecessary I didn’t give you a chance to help ht I didn’t trust you”

The look she gave hiht of that statement

“And I haven’t given you reason to trustyou the truth—I am sorry I didn’t trust you before”

“Why?”

Khizar gingerly sat next to her on the bench, heartened by the fact that she allowed hihts

“I don’t trust anyone”

“Well, that’s a terrible way to live”

He bit off a bitter laugh

“How can you trust people? You’ve lost so much in your life How can you believe anyone when they tell you it’s going to be okay?”

Jacqui shook her head “Because I have to trust someone Myself first, then the people I love Otherwise, what’s the point?”