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“I knew it!” Morag jumped to her feet “My bakery lost a lot of money because of that stunt Lake Benson, can’t you keep a leash on your monkey?”

Lake was leaning against the wall at the back of the roo you lot Just because she caht, doesn’t mean I’m responsible for her”

“And we keep telling you that you are!” Morag shot back

“That’s enough” Caroline smacked the microphone

Betty clier wave and hoith laughter

“We’ll deal with your pie proble

Morag pointed at Betty “She owes me the money I would have made if I hadn’t been forced to sell cut-price pies”

“As I said”—Caroline eyed Morag—“we’ll deal with that later Right noe havematters, like the problem of the press”

“I don’t see how that’s our problem,” a man at the back of the room called out

Caroline scowled at hi it yours I’ve promised Malcolm at the Invertary Standard that he’ll have an exclusive on the wedding It’s in everyone’s best interest to make sure that happens”

“Why?” Morag shouted “Won’t the press bring business? We could use the business Especially with Betty sabotaging everybody”

“Yes” Caroline felt her patience beginning to slip “The press would bring business, but not as enerate We’restays as local as possible Plus the toill have celebrities and tourists There will be plenty of interest” She leaned closer to the microphone “But if this story breaks before I want it to, if this town is overrun by paparazzi and journalists, Josh and I will be forced to have our wedding somewhere else Then there will be no new business for anyone” She gave Morag a pointed look

There was silence

“This is what I want,” Caroline told the stunned crowd “We will keep the press out of town No one is to deal with the top secret”

“How are we supposed to keep the kids off Facebook?” someone moaned