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“I don’t reer turned to look at hiain And smiled that sweet vulnerable smile that had him in the palm of her hand “Mostly it was at least a week each month Used to be even more than that, when I was in elementary school”

It wasn’t as though Liam would have noticed his father’s absences Certainly not when he was in college and working nights in Denver And in later years, they’d both traveled so much, lived in separate homes, spoken only when they had pertinent infor

He wanted to ask what they did when his father was there So held him silent

“Look at this” Gabrielle pointed to a particular line on a transaction sheet It held a code that identified the person who’d generated the sheet: George, not that Gabrielle had reason to know that And not that it mattered His father’s attorney filled out paperwork for him all the time

Her body pressingat the moment

He didn’t want anyone snatching that beautiful body away from him Gabrielle’s attention was addictive

And he had to get a grip on himself before he lost his place as family in her heart

“Look, Lia a little irritated He’d never realized how much he liked that tone It told him she cared

“I a”

“Every one of these sheets deals with transactionswere fraudulent They were sent to your father down here for signature, which clearlythe business And every single one of them was initiated by the same employee code”

“It’s George’s code”

It didn’this father’s ass while the old man lived his double life

Andon,” he said as Gabrielle nodded

He wanted to be glad that they were uncovering evidence Ascloser to the truth Closer to having the whole thing resolved and behind them

But George?