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“Yes, but Carolyn would have never betrayed me”

Callu her face hie your oay in life You don’t have to work hard to reater potential than what you got working for your friend”

Hazel’s captivating, green-gold eyesshake of her head He had nailed what she felt

“Aht?” he asked to make her confront it

With teary eyes she nodded

He drew her into an embrace “You followed your heart, Hazel No one can condemn you for that, least of all me I did the same”

His father hadn’t been happy with his decision not to join the Colton Oil team Neither had hisothers don’t understand or expect from you”

“I just hate to see good people fail,” Hazel said

“I bet she’ll have a comeback Maybe she won’t open another restaurant but she’ll find success somewhere”

At last the first glied on her pretty face She had her hair back today, exposing her expressive eyes, proht then

“That’s better A woman like you should never be sad,” he said

Her smile expanded “Why me?”

Why indeed? He had to think a h he inwardly cringed with the truth, he said, “You’re beautiful inside and out”

“Wow, the lastthat nice to me probably lied”

He was glad she ht of such a serious compliment “Ed?”