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Lindasound as soon as the other woht “Do you really believe that story?”

“Why would she lie?”

“Maybe because she’s hungover?” Linda pointed out

“Even so, if herby preventing Cassie froer lunch, is the old woman”

“She doesn’t have a mother” The words came from Tyler, and both women paused to stare at him in shock He never offered an opinion when it cas of her shop

In fact, ed to hide his boredom He sat in his chair, read his newspaper, and did the crossword Occasionally—when there were no custo his shoulders and stretching his ars, and did a few of those on-the-spot juy like to do when they were forced to re

“What do you mean by that?” Vicki asked when it appeared that he would say nothing further on the subject of Cassie In fact, he barely see his paper into a smaller square, so that he could do the crossword

He paused while reaching into his inside breast pocket for the silver pen Vicki knew he kept there, and his head ca for a ed and spoke “Ifor her shit”

“You can’t categorically state that she has noabout her home life”

Tyler gave her a look that told Vicki that he knew lared at hiround checks on my employees?”

Tyler stared at her

“Did you?”