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Not one second, of any of that tier one iota

Or intimidated her, either

The et that yet

“Are you ready now?” she asked with utmost politeness as she left her tea to cool untouched beside her

To her shock, Walter Connelly bowed his head to her “Go on, if you must”

If she must? If she must? Oh, she must He had no idea how much she must

She’d been planning to sit calmly, her hands in her lap, but Gabrielle jue of the older man’s desk

“What in the hell are you doing? The FBI brought Lia today They told him not to leave town As I’m sure you know They actually think he could have done this How could you throw your own son under the bus like that?” she spat

His raised eyebrows didn’t slow her down a bit

“That’s right, Mr Connelly I have no class No training or tutoring or manners or whatever else you want to call the behavior that allows you to smile at a man while you stab him in the back”

The words were deeply satisfying More so than she’d ever iined they could be They weren’t what she’d come for

“I just want to knohy What’s Liam ever done to you? What’s happened in your life to create this monster that would stab his own son in the back?”

Nope Not what she’d co to knohy But the rest of it

She took a deep breath Sat down Put her hands in her lap

“Liaet a sir out but couldn’t do it “He majored in finance as you wanted him to Joined the faiven him, no matter how menial He’s done his best to respect you He’s also becoht hiht to have his own place in the world”