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"Tell him how sorry you are," she instructed

"What does he know about Brady's visiting me?"

"Megan didn't tell hi her eyes as if it had given her great pain

"What details?" I asked,What did she tell him about me and about what had happened?

"The difficult situation you were in, of course," she said And not because of any fault of your own," she added, her eyes shifting toward the ceiling I kneas a gesture er of accusation at her

"Grant kept Brody in the dark too" I snapped at Aunt Victoria

"Not because he wanted to Believe me," she said "The poor man, the poor, poor man"

She stopped at the office doorway and practically turned me into the room Grant was out of view, surrounded by his associates and friends Some of them turned to look our way and then they parted and I saw Grant seated on a nailhead red leather sofa, a drink in his hand, his tie undone, his hair disheveled He fixed his eyes on me, but didn't show any emotion or interest

"Rain would like to express her deep sy with me

His eyebrows lifted and he studiedfor proof of my sincerity

"I'et to know Brody better"

He nodded his eyes softening and then he closed them and leaned back

"Do you need anything Grant?" Aunt Victoria asked him

He just shook his head

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