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“Oh, her birthto her stepmother, Vanessa She’s the third Mrs Davenport” Madeline holds her index finger up “Wait the fourth Or maybe she’s the third wife and he’s her fourth husband? It’s all so confusing”

“Of course,” I say ly

“You should get cleaned up and ready for dinner” She appraises ht and wear so nice from your closet And remove that wretched color frouests for dinner Unfortunately, Ainsley can’t make it because she has ballet rehearsal, but her twin brother will be here Have you ston yet? He’s Peyton’s boyfriend”

You’ve got to be kidding me

“Oh, I’ve met him He’s a peach”

My sarcasnore it

“Fabulous!” Madeline clasps her hands together “Dinner will be at six o’clock sharp If you’ll excuseI’ve asked him to prepare”

How is thisto think of a viable excuse to skip dinner

CHAPTER SIX

KINGSTON

“Would you like a scotch, son?”

I bite et what I need if Charles Callahan suspects how I really feel about him

“That’d be nice, Mr Callahan Thank you for offering”

“How many times do I have to tell you to callPeyton is just a formality”

I’d like to say that will never happen, but if I don’tup his deepest, darkest secrets before then, it s, but patient is not one of theer by Christe her, and the e Peyton doesn’t really care about e clause in her trust fund It’s the only reason she agreed to this little arrangement of ours