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“You’ll keep the aparto back to”

“Yeah, I think I’ll needto happen with it in the meantime?”

“There’s no reason to do anything with the apartment I can handle the rent for you for the duration of your stay at my home”

“I pay the rent I’ trouble with the rent—there’s no reason for you to pay it for me!”

He shrugged “But I can, so I don’t see why it’s an issue”

“Because I can,” she said

“Don’t be stubborn”

“Me? You’re telling me not to be stubborn? That is funny, Dante, real funny”

“This ruse really ought to be easy In fact, they iven the way you argue with me”

“I argue with you? Hmph”

“Yes, you do Just like that”

“Well, I’m annoyed with you”

“Then you had better get un-annoyed, cara Re I never would have sought you out” His words e of the situation, yes, but I would not have sought you out You’re completely unsuitable, obviously, and if I had felt the need for a wife pressing I would have one already”

Stupidly, a little pang of hurt hit her square in the chest, knocking the wind out of her,“I’m…unsuitable? Wh-why?”