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“He’s called a press conference to express his sorrow as he confesses that he feels he has no choice but to handsuprearner this much attention”

Gabrielle didn’t put it past the man

And didn’t trust herself to know any better

And then she saw Ta in the shadows on the other side of the step, behind a pillar Not far from Walter

Ta Liam didn’t appear to have seen her Gabrielle didn’t have the heart to point them out to him

“Ladies and gentle a different man than you know htened man I come to you, not for myself, but because of myself I come to you with one purpose To hand you a story that every single one of you will run out and distribute You have power, ladies and gentlemen The power of the press Today, reat country is influenced by your words Brought together by your words Called to action by your words”

Gabrielle didn’t want to be impressed by the man’s eloquence It was clear by the stoic look on Liam’s face that he wasn’t

He was staring blankly—his face pointed toward a place just beyond his father’s left shoulder She’d guess he was seeing none of the crowd Of the cars or the vans or the trucks Lia what Liam did

Going off to find the flowers in the mud

Tears filled Gabrielle’s eyes as she stood there beside hi at the life he’d led, a life that had taught hiainst the pain

Wondering, too, if he’d ever kno much she loved him

“I HAVE COME to you today because I don’t have enough proof of what I’m about to tell you to be assured that justice will be done, and I want the truth known”

Liam heard the words and al of the word truth?

“I won’t waste any rave mistakes in my life A couple of them are ones that I expect will interest you Shortly after e, I realized I’d not been nearly as successful in my personal life as I had been professionally Not co to fillthat had a way of takingelse I played cards”