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“I can’t imagine why Carrie’s husband is here.”
Оглавление“Really?” Glenn’s speculative gaze made Beth Ann turn away.
She shook her head and then guilt pulsated in her stomach. She didn’t want to lie to her dearest friend. “He might have mentioned something about Bernie inheriting a software company…”
Glenn was silent for so long that Beth Ann looked up. Eventually he asked, “Does he want Bernie?”
Beth Ann shrugged. “Do you think he knows the truth?”
“I don’t think so, but you should probably tell him anyway.”
“Are you nuts?” Beth Ann whirled around, then burst into tears, the thought sending terrible waves of dread through her. What if Christian did want Bernie? With his money, his clout, he’d cream her in court.
Glenn enveloped her in a warm hug. “I know you don’t want to hear this, but you need to tell him. Now—while you’ve got nothing to lose.”
“I have everything to lose. I could lose Bernie.”
