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Оглавление“He said no?” Raleigh guessed correctly.
“He said he was busy.” Beth slumped onto a sofa, swallowing back the tears that threatened. So Mitch had turned her down. Big deal. Beth had been concerned that an office romance might affect their working relationship, anyway.
“He didn’t issue a counteroffer?” Raleigh sounded genuinely perplexed.
“Maybe he would have.” Beth knew she was grasping at straws. “He never got the chance. His half brother was there, asking a lot of questions about something that happened years ago when Mitch lived in— I can hardly say it. Coot’s Bayou. Did you know he was from a place called Coot’s Bayou?”
“Seems I heard about it at some point.”
“Did you know he stole a car?”
“He was a teenager at the time. The charges were dropped.”
“So you did know. You encouraged me to hook up with a criminal, when you know—”
“He’s not a criminal. He’s a good person, Beth.”
“Maybe.” Deep down, Beth felt that Mitch was good—not that she could trust her own instincts where men were concerned. “But now he’s being accused of murder.”
