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“Couldn’t you help hih to prevent that, at least?” Liaher interest thirty-year note?”

“I didn’t know about it until it was too late”

“And the others?” Gabrielle asked Walter’s lawyers would get all of this inforet the affidavits that would support Walter’s claims, if it came to that But

those were Walter’s lawyers Liam needed his own protection Whether he realized it yet or not

And she, who’d only been in college because of a scholarship, who’d been driving a rusted clunker car and wearing secondhand clothes when they’d first met, was actually qualified and able to provide that protection

“Buckus is an ex-con, of sorts He had a juvie record that’s been sealed Petty theft type stuff I’ve known hirew upin the sae, went into banking and was a general er of a o”

“Have you ever had any reason to doubt hilance, as he looked over at her The appreciation in his eyes lit her up inside

“Ray Buckus is as good a guy as there is,” Lia twofold I know this not only fro with him, but I also used to clean his office”

So there’d either be ample evidence to back up the faith both Connelly ht very well point to his guilt

“Williams is on the top floor but doesn’t have full security clearance in terlance his way

“I thought everyone up there had clearance”

“Williams is there because I needed his oes with the territory—but one in particular mentioned a bomb”

Liam’s chair flew back as he jumped up “A bo

“Sit down, Liam Calm down”

Picking up his chair, Lia his father