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Jaeger ran an agitated hand across his jaw “You saw the interview?”

“I did”

Jaeger’s curse bounced off the walls of her apartht you would see that You don’t even watch television!”

“And thatand reached for control She pulled in a cal hands around her knees It didn’t escape her notice that he’d yet to deny the truth of what she’d said

She couldn’t help that a little sarcash her rationality “Sillybody and a source of some very fine stones”

“That’s not fair I’ve never treated you that way” Jaeger jammed his hands into his pockets and scowled at her “I don’t knohat you want me to say, Piper I never discuss my love life with the press”

That wasn’t a denial, either, Piper thought as she er?”

“Right now? Having a fruitless conversation”

Despite her questions, he hadn’t said anything toserious between the hi between love and hope, waiting for hi how ether

It was better to live without hier than that

She was not her mother

Piper stood up, found her bag and pulled his check fro the fire in his eyes “I don’t need this anymore My uncle’s diary will prove that the stones are froet the diary to Ballantyne and Company can cut rateful if you’d contact the lawyers ad my father’s estate With your assurance that I have funds coht not sell my house from under me”

Piper opened her ain “Who is your father?”