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‘Give it to my security They’ll deal with this,’ Gaetano advised

‘No, ill,’ Poppy told hiery?’

The dog, a terriersnout, licked weakly at her fingers and whined in pain Fifteen ery while Gaetano spoke with the vet in Italian

‘The situation is this’ Gaetano informed Poppy ‘The animal is notArno can operate and I can obviously afford to cover the cost of the treatment but it may be more practical simply to put the animal to sleep’

‘Practical?’ Poppy erupted

‘Rather than put the dog through the traued recuperation when the local pound is already full, as is the ani to another home—’

‘I’ll keep him,’ Poppy cut in curtly

Gaetano groaned ‘Don’t be a bleeding heart for the sake of it’

‘I’m not I want Muffin’

His gorgeous dark eyes widened in surprise, black lashes sky-high ‘Muffin?’

‘Ragamuffin Muffin,’ she explained curtly

‘But I can buy you a beautiful pedigreed puppy if you want one,’ Gaetano mur and he’s old’

‘So? He needs me much more than a beautiful puppy ever would,’ Poppy pointed out defiantly ‘Think of hiift’

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