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His pause was so long my heart sank. “Technically he can.”

“Has the entire world gone insane?”

“Until your father takes back over, Baxter is in control.”

“Have you heard from Max?”

“No.”

I wanted to toss my phone across the parking lot. “Okay. If you hear from him, let me know.”

“Will do.”

I orderedthe car to go by Max’s building, but the concierge said that Max had left with some bags and hadn’t been back since. No, he didn’t know when he would return. Yes, he’d leave a message for me.

Disheartened, I walked out of the building.

Someone grabbed my arm. “Rory?”

She was cute and blonde and she was pregnant. “Yes?”

“I’m Lolita, Max’s friend? Can we talk?”

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CHAPTER 55

Lolita!I studied her. Damn but she was cute. Behind her, I could see reporters watching us talk.

“We should get out of here. Would you like to come with me?”

We got into the car. I didn’t know where to go, so I told the driver to take us home.

We remained quiet as the car moved through traffic. I smiled at her. She smiled back.

“When did you arrive in Vancouver?”

“This morning.”

“Were you able to get in touch with Max?”

She shook her head. “I saw the news, and I didn’t think. I found a flight and came straight here, but now I don’t know what to do.”

That made two of us.

“We’ll sort it out,” I promised. I was great at making a bunch of promises I wasn’t sure I could keep.

When we pulled up to my family home, she stood in the driveway and stared with a slack jaw up at the house. “You live here?”

“I live with my parents, but no one’s home.”

She followed me into the house, her eyes wandering over the elaborate staircase. I led her into the kitchen.

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