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“I didn’t know you had a sister The briefingon that, and neither did my online research”
“Well,” he said “I suppose you don’t know everything then, Miss Sinclair I was a twin, but she died of a fever ere seven As for the naht would sell because the old axio Everyone has a price”
She frowned, and for the first tilinted in those blue eyes of hers Maybe it was understanding; he just hoped it wasn’t pity He never should have said as o on that one point He shouldn’t have budged on the name
“You shouldn’t have sold out on that one thing It’s a sweet gesture, and frankly, it would have reat story”
“I wanted to honor Farana, but th to explain about her to everyone Perhaps I should, though It’s a shaotten”
She nodded and tossed her hair back over her shoulder “I get that I love ave her soaboutat all that burns me up I know it’s selfish, and still childish in some small part ofon makes it seem like Mom’s been buried a second time”
She surprised hi his hand “Don’t ever hide the truth about someone you care about Trust me, I know that way too well”
“But I am led to believe,” he continued, “that you find the kitsch of the ‘Ali Babba’ name as ridiculous as I do?”
“I think it’s a bit degrading I suppose it’s better that you didn’t call it ‘Aladdin’s’ or
So the intrigue continues, does it not?
“Do you have other questions for me?” he asked “I can tell you about the specs for the restaurants and our chefs I can talk about the aht entertainment I can even tell you about the literal, arduous process of creating this skyscraper girder by girder”
He couldn’t keep the pride fro into his voice No matter how risky this maneuver was or howwith their next building venture, the resort and casino had been a complete labor of love for Aht for in order to bring lovingly into existence Considering he enjoyed his bachelor lifestyle, he figured this would be the closest thing to a legacy he’d leave on the world…assu the casino survived and flourished the way he sincerely hoped it would
“I suppose you’ll have to tell me”
He frowned back at her, still intrigued by her utter lack of care He’d dealt with reporters for years It went hand in hand with being a royal and with his fas He’d rarely met one who couldn’t fake enthusiasm or even politeness Whatever else were true about Miss Sinclair, she had a serious stick up her bum, and he wasn’t sure where it had co that toyed with him
“We can keep talking about you I have a feeling this isn’t the assignment you actually wanted at the Sentinel”