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“I’m sorry, Ms Miller, as I told you on the phone, Mr Connelly is not going to speak with you And he certainly has no interest in seeing you”

“He has to speak withso poh at the ure out why—so she smiled and said, “Gloria, I’m sorry to be a problem, but I’es against e, of course, but I suspect Mr Connelly ant to conduct this business directly with me Tell him that Liam and I spent the weekend in Florida”

Theto force her to play dirty Which didn’t help her opinion of the coldhearted adulterer at all

Gloria took one look at the security guard standing just off to the right of the doorway and slipped through the door leading to the company president’s office Did that mean she knew about Missy and Taht she should consult her boss?

She was back before a full minute had passed

“You can go in,” she said

The guard moved forward as Gabrielle did

“Alone,” Gloria said “Mr Connelly said to send her in alone”

That was that Gabrielle knew even before she’d stepped through to the inner sanctum that she’d won

“WHAT DID HE SAY?” Liam asked her as she called to tell him that the deed was done She’d be back at her office with five minutes to spare for a bathroom break before her first afternoon appointment arrived—an obese thirty-four-year-oldfor social security disability

“He said okay,” she reported, glancing in her side mirror as she switched lanes and sped up “I walked in, he asked what I wanted and I told hi as he dropped all charges against you And he said okay He told me to hile he had Gloria draw up the paper, which I did He’s already signed it I’nature, deliver the form back to him and it’ll be done”

“Just like that? You didn’t have to threaten him?”

“I asked Gloria to let him knoe’d spent the weekend in Florida”

When he didn’t respond, she wished she could see his expression “He and I never mentioned Tamara or Missy, Liam But I’m sure he kno that you know about them”