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Even if Lia and suddenly decided he was attracted to her, too, when things went bad—and they would, considering Liam’s inability to settle for one woman for more than six months at a time—their friendship would never be the same

She wasn’t willing to lose their family over some latent desire to knohat his kiss felt like

The next al aid office—which she rarely took—Gabrielle took herself outside, cell phone in hand Naturally paranoid, she was now a bit more so when it came to Liam

Now that she knew his father had some shady associates, at the very least And, worst case scenario, was a crook

The first call she made was to Elliott Tanner She wanted a list of his clients Not that she expected hiive it to her Still, she had to try

Of course he refused to give it to her without a court order And would fight doing so even then

He knew darn well she’d never get that order Her client wasn’t even facing charges

“If it’s any consolation to you, you have ood care of hi

Gabrielle wanted to believe him

But she took his words with a huge grain of salt If theto coht out and say so Whichto have to be extra diligent about watching his back

The second call sheher back to the wall of her building, Gabrielle watched the people walking past A normal view On a normal day

There was no reason for the butterflies attacking her stomach

She didn’t expect to be put through when she identified herself to Mr Connelly’s secretary The FBI had finished their investigation as pro his full access to his co to the Grayson deal were frozen, Connelly Invests in gs

“Ms Miller, this is a surprise” Walter Connelly’s voice booe financial loss Not to mention possibly twenty years to life in jail

“Your son has hired me to represent him”