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Hazel finished packing for Evie and went into her bedroom to do the same for herself Callum followed, she wasn’t sure whether out of boredo her The way he did made her acutely aware of him as a man

“I bet my room is much smaller than the one you sleep in,” she said, still self-conscious of his wealth and her bad experience with a man with money

Calluh I’m a Colton, I don’t dwell on the wealth of my family”

She believed that, but he also must have a sizable bank account,like that Just like Ed That put a sour taste in her mouth

Taking the bags to the dining area next to the back entry, she saw Calluas fireplace She had an electronic photo albuestured with his hand to it

“These are great”

There were lots of pictures of Evie doing all things Evie Evie with a toothy s a bunny rabbit Evie riding a pony with Hazel Evie and a friend dressed identically and striking a pose Hazel and Evie cheek to cheek in a selfie And so many more Vacations Hazel had saved for, trips to Disney World and Yellowstone Them at community events

As he watched the pictures change, his expression changed What about these photos put such a look of sadness on his face? She wanted to ask but didn’t

“She’s the best thing that ever happened tooff the way he did doesn’t even nant What kind of man can abandon their unborn baby?”

Callu, just continued to look at the pictures

“As soon as Evie was born, everything changed I didn’t care about Ed anyood kid Even when she was a baby She didn’t cry ht and still does She rarely has tantrums and when she does, they’re over pretty quickly I’m a lucky mom”

Callu his eyes “She’s an adorable girl”

“Do you want kids some day?”

“I travel a lot Usually I’nments”

He uard “Do you protect a lot of affluent people?”