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“What I did, I did, and I’ll deal with the consequences. But Anne wasn’t a part of anything. She didn’t know about any of it. I know I don’t have the right to ask, but whatever fallout there is from this, make sure it falls on me. Just me.”

“What are you two doing here so late?” Anne had an answer for that one. “Getting drunk. You could, too, except I’m pretty sure we drank all the champagne.” “There’s a little left in your bottle,” RJ said, “but we should probably be getting the two of you home, don’t you think?”

“This will destroy her, Margaret.” Margaret reached out to put a hand on his arm. “And that won’t be your fault.” “You honestly don’t think it will be my fault if I push Anne into the test that proves her father cheated on her mother and destroys everything she ever thought about her family?”

Gareth’s gut twisted yet again at the clear disappointment—and hurt—on Anne’s face as she stood. He wished he could confess that he’d been drawn to her from the moment he first saw her. And that he wanted her more than he’d ever wanted any other woman. Only, actually saying either one of those things would be completely unprofessional.

He felt strangely protective of the woman he’d met less than twenty-four hours ago. “It’s clear that this situation comes as a complete surprise to her. It can’t be easy to find out that the father she loved and trusted wasn’t so trustworthy and loveable after all.”

She’d much rather think about her friends than the man—albeit a very handsome man—who had come to deliver those legal papers to her in the rain. She appreciated good-looking men just as much as the next woman, but her reaction to this one had been out of the ordinary.