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Elle blinked at her “Harry willabout”

“I don’t see what that’s got to do with it”

Elle and Harvard shared a look that Rachel couldn’t quite interpret

“You really don’t, do you?” Elle said “Harry cares about you; you’ve been friends since uni You’re the reason he was able to set up his prograht into Benson Security This will be important to him because it’s important to you That’s how friendship works, Rach”

Rachel arched an eyebrow at her “It astonishes me just how naïve you are The world doesn’t work like that Harry’s moved on He’s busy with his own life, and he has no interest in mine”

“Wow,” Elle said “What happened to make you this cynical?”

“What happened to turn you into such a Pollyanna?”

“Honey,” Elle said, “I was born this way”

“Hello,” a voice called “Anyone in there?”

“Remember your covers,” Harvard ordered as the door opened, and he htly in front of Rachel

“Oh my, you do take your responsibilities seriously, don’t you?” Cousin Samantha purred as she eyed Harvard’s protective stance “I swear I don’t intend Rachel any harm There are no weapons on my person, but you’re welcome to frisk me if you’d like”

Harvard just gave her a polite s to Elle, and that’s when her jaw dropped The sight alh

Putting on her best boss voice, she stepped around Harvard “That will be all, Elle We’ll go over my schedule later Samantha, this is my new PA, Elle Roberts HR sent her up Elle, this is Sa”

Elle gathered her things and stood, bea at Sa at TayFor My last job was behind the reception desk at a local cat rescue place; this is going to be sothe door behind her

“I don’t knohat to say” Saenuinely stunned