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Оглавление“There are a lot of people who fall in love with the money,” Ryan said.
Maribeth turned to face him. “It’s terrible when you think someone loves you, and when you love them, and then—” she blinked, and her tears fell free “—you find out that they don’t.”
Ryan looked directly at her now, and she knew he undoubtedly saw the pain in her eyes. He’d opened up to her, and she could feel herself wanting to do the same.
But what would happen if she did? What if the two of them did become close, and then the truth of her past came out?
“You’ve felt that before, too, haven’t you?” he asked. “You thought someone loved you, really believed that they cared about you, and then you found out that they didn’t.”
She couldn’t deny it, so she nodded. “And the worst part is, once you’ve been treated so badly, it’s difficult to open your heart again, isn’t it?”
She hadn’t intended to, but she’d moved a little closer as she spoke.
