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She scanned quickly and then came back up the list from the bottom to the top

Behind her, Lia

And then she sahat he’d obviously already seen, the second ite Connelly Investments Case Beneath that, Son Liaths to Direct Press Away from Father

With a feeling of dread like lead in her sto the story would be short and indicative of the fact that there was no real news to report where Walter was concerned

It took a second for the link to load A picture was co up

Gabrielle turned to look at Liaet him, he leaned in closer, their cheeks side-by-side as they watched the photo slowly load

“It’s probably just a stock photo of your father,” she told hi, that ishful thinking

“It’s going to be s could be worse “Wouldn’t you know it, the one ties on my suit is the one day the press notices me”

She turned her face, needing to see the sazes irlfriend

She hadn’t allowed herself to entertain the thought Knew she couldn’t now

“How do you do it?” she asked him

Their mouths were so close she could see the small lines in his lips as he said, “Do what?”

“Stay so upbeat all the time No matter what someone says or does to you, even if they knock you down, you come up with a smile Or some positive way to spin it”