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“How long? We—”

He glared at her “Seriously? That’s what you’re worried about?”

“Actually, no,” she said “I— I heard so”

“Heard what?”

“The otherher voice Dex’s attention was on the television, his expression telling her he was only half listening to her “When I thought it was you down here, talking on the phone Whoever Frank was talking to, it was about you”

His focus shifted from the television to her, the annoyance on his face replaced by suspicion and wariness “Out with it, then”

“I—” Her resolve started to falter, and she was grateful she still held the dish towel, using it to hide her tre sure that Trevor wasn’t hiding there “I heard hi this person that once he made you take care of us, he’d take care of you”

He gave a slight shake of his head and turned back to the television “Go back to the kitchen”

Sow distrust She had to make him think she was on his side “Did you hearto turn around and take care of you You knohat that means”

Dex clutched the ar to take care ofme my share of the Ghost money”

“He’s twisted you against your own family Trevor’s your son”

“Is he? Because you changed that when you divorced ot custody Wouldn’t even let me see the boy Look at him now Coddled so much, he’d rather spend his ti happens to him, it’s your fault, not mine”

The knot in her gut tightened, al beyond hie in Dex’s revenge on her But with crystal clarity she realized that she’d forgotten the one thing she needed to do to focus Dex’s anger elsewhere: , she started back toward the kitchen “Well, I just thought you should knohat else he said about you”

“What?”

“He told whoever he was talking to that he was only using you to get the journal” The lie came so easily, it surprised her Still afraid to even look at him, she stared down at the dish towel as she let the words sink in