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‘I wasn’t aware that you had been polite,’ she mocked ‘I must have missed that brief moment in time’

Dare laughed ‘You’ve got guts, I’ll give you that’

She frowned at him ‘Is this because I ran out in front of you on the road?’ she asked Her expression so sweetly confused he found hi to be taken in by her

‘Try again,’ he said, calling himself a fool

‘Try again?’ She shook her head ‘I don’t knohat to try again I have no idea why you’re being so hostile towards me’

‘You think I’m hostile?’

He knew daht She took a deep breath and reminded herself that she was usually the doctor others called on to deal with belligerent patients ‘Yes, you’re being hostile,’ she said calmly

‘On the contrary, I don’t think I’ve been hostile at all But if it makes you feel better, then I’ll try to fix it’

Carly let out a relieved breath ‘Thank you’ She gave hirandfather is verytired at the moment’

‘Oh, now that’s just showing off, Red’

Showing off? Red? Carly’s teeth ground together at histone ‘It’s a basic human kindness to be civil,’ she reer on the street I’s you have’

‘But he’s not a stranger on the street He’s a wealthy old fool’ He smiled but it didn’t reach his eyes ‘And while we’re on the subject, I have to commend you on your fast work You et in here in under a month’

Carly frowned If this was hio see someone about it ‘What do you mean by fast work?’