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“I’, Cal Swear toto anyone”

“It’s our little secret Always has been Unless you don’t come up with the cash Then it will be everyone’s secret”

Abby stepped on to the next elevator Cal held her future in his hands And if there was one thing she knew, it was not to trust hi steady or honest about hireed

She leaned into the elevator This was all going to fall apart It would crumble at her feet

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Trying to sit through a as, should have made Abby feel triumphant, but instead she felt sick All she heard was the sneer in Cal’s voice, echoing in her head It was like a broken record and she couldn’t pick up the needle Why did he have to ruin everything? Steal the only happiness she’d ever known? She felt the pit of hatred harden It was money—it always came back to money

Hoas she going to get through this?

“Abby?” Bruce waited at the other end of the conference table

“Yes?”

“You were going to lay out hoe should integrate your design into the website? Do you have that for us?”

She blinked “Yes Right Exactly”

She scran It wasn’t her area of expertise, but she kne she wanted it to look and feel when donors or families clicked to research the foundation It would be the main basis for information It had to be perfect

“Bruce, I’d like to consult with the web designer and then we could work through that at the next ”

“But we need that for the celebrity endorsee That should come up first, don’t you think?” he asked