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“What is aabout?”

“A waif,” she said, and the way he looked at her told her she’d scored again “A pathetic creature in desperate need of help from the all-powerful Marco Santini”

“This is ridiculous!”

E She unfolded her arer into the center of his chest

“And there it was Another opportunity for you to feel s”

“Stop jabbing me!”

“Look at this building,” she said, jabbing harder “This office! How many little old ladies did you have to steal from to afford such—such opulence?”

“This is insane!”

It probably was Her brothers were rich as Midas and she knew damned well they’d never stolen fro roll?

“That offer of a job Wow The ultiirl”

Marco grabbed her hand, folded it within his own “This is not crazy! You are!”

“Let , Mr Santini I am not whatever you’ve decided I aed employment application “Read it”

“I have no interest in—”

“You’re supposed to humor crazy people Well, humor me” She snatched the application from his hand and all but jammed it under his nose” “Read!”

Marco ground his teeth together He looked at the application