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“No,” Liam said “If you don’t mind, I’d like you to coreat lawyer With George’s understandable absence, I’d like your take on anything my father has to say I want to know exactly what evidence the FBI has, what he’s been asked and if what he’s told them is in any way detrimental I’ll pay you for your time, of course”

She nodded She wasn’t going to take ht now, thetheressive nor beaten, was their priority Nervous

, but deteruess that, she followed hiht not like Walter Connelly’s parenting skills, but he was an i demeanor

He’d never approved of Liam’s friendship with her and Marie—he hadn’t even bothered to say hello on the day of their college graduation Liam had introduced them Walter had appeared to not have heard

“Dad, you remember Gabrielle?”

The oldnot a single clue to what he“I do”

Pulling out a chair, Lia that Gabrielle should join them

She sat next to Liam

“I i we say,” Lia she’d have said when confronting an estranged parent in jail, but appearances had always been far more important to the Connellys than she’d ever been able to understand

“I have nothing to hide,” Walter said His face was no li—when she and Marie had accoe fund-raiser at the art museum Jenna had been out of town and he hadn’t wanted to be accompanied by their dads The expression on Walter’s face when he’d seen them walk in had been about what it was now

“What’s going on, Dad?”

Walter clasped his hands on the table and looked his son directly in the eye “I have no idea”

Lian of his frustration “Look, Dad, I’ you I’ you a heads-up Now let it go They toldto hold you They don’t do that for nothing Tellon”

Leaning forward, Walter put his nose close to Lia you, I have no idea what’s going on”