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“No Don’t worry about ain How is your food delivery service going?”

Hazel paused before saying, “It’s going all right I wouldn’t say I’ afloat”

Carolyn smiled “I’ success, artist that you are I know firsthand how your cooking canimpact on revenue”

“Oh, osh, Carolyn I never intended to cause you to lose business I set everything up so the recipes would be easy to follow You shouldn’t have suffered at all”

Carolyn shrugged again “You made quite an impression for me, you know”

Hazel seemed confused “No, I didn’t know that”

“I don’t see how Patrons asked to thank you personally all the ti to me more times than you know I didn’t tell you at the tio after you left I respected your decision, though, and didn’t want to influence you You were my friend more than you were my chef”

“Oh” Hazel leaned in and hugged Carolyn again “I wish you would have toldAnything to help you not lose your restaurant I kno much it meant to you”

Moving back, Hazel looked at Carolyn with heartfelt syret

Carolynaloofness She didn’t like pity, that much Callum could see Neither did he

“Really, Hazel I’roo for a while and then start up a new venture You know me I’m no quitter”

Callum believed that He didn’t really know the other woy about her No wonder she and Hazel were such good friends While Hazel wasn’t aggressive, she had tenacity and ambition as well as talent

“No, you are not And you are a s in your own element”

“Ms Johnson?” a voice interrupted

Callum saw a hotel worker approach Carolyn