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Amelia didn’t answer for a few moments, and Damian held his breath as he waited. Finally, she whispered, “Maybe.”

“Well, I can’t compete with a man from your past.”

“That’s just it. He’s not from my past. I just met him.”

“Wait, you just met? And you’re in love with him?” Warning bells went off in Damian’s head. What kind of a woman was he talking to?

“You’re right. It sounds insane. Itisinsane.I’minsane. It’s not love. It can’t be. And he doesn’t feel that way about me anyway, so it’s not a concern. I’m going to ignore the kiss and move on.”

“Wait, you kissed him?” This was getting worse.

“It didn’t mean anything.”

“How can you kiss a man but not have it mean anything?” Maybe getting all this out was a good thing. Maybe he needed to stay away from Amelia.

She blew out a breath. “You’re right. What did you do today? I’m sure you didn’t kiss someone you barely know.”

Damian’s mouth went dry and he suddenly couldn’t breathe. “Uh…”

“You know what? Never mind. I think I need to get some sleep. I’m feeling drained.”

“Wait. I’m sorry. I’ve upset you again. I shouldn’t have rushed to judgment. I was hoping we’d get to meet. Maybe next weekend?”

Amelia sucked in a breath and then started coughing. “Sorry,” she choked. “Just a second.” It sounded like she set the phone down and left the room. He waited for her to come back on the line.

After what seemed like forever she came back on the phone. “I will be out of town next weekend. Sorry.”

“That’s fine. Maybe we can connect when you get back to New York.”

She paused. “I’d like that.”

“Me, too. Thanks for talking with me tonight.”

“Good night, Damian.”

He hung up the phone and stared at the screen. That had been a strange conversation. But in the end, he was more intrigued by Amelia than before. But as he closed his eyes and pulled the blanket over him, it wasn’t Amelia who filtered back into his mind.

Chapter 19

Kat tried to ignore the waves of nerves in her stomach as she sat behind the front desk. She’d come in so early, Fred hadn’t even arrived yet. She started the coffee and sat at her computer waiting for the bomb to drop.

Fred entered through the back. He stopped short when he saw Kat. “You’re here early.”

“Just wanted to get the day started I guess.” Not really. She wanted to skip over today altogether.

“Huh.” Fred hung up his coat and sat down.

The clicking of his keyboard was the only sound in the room. Kat grew anxious and opened up her email box. Another email from Doctor Yong sat in her inbox.

Dear Miss Philipina,

I have ordered the box of snacks you wished me to. I hope you will be patient as it takes a while for things to ship to me. I hope you are in good spirits today. I look forward to hearing more from you.

Doctor Bryon Yong

Good. She’d get the photo she wanted soon. Better start on a new one. She clicked to scan through her incoming emails. One caught her attention and she opened it.

Sorry for this unexpected message to you. I am Mr. Brady Marvel, a Security Manager at the Dayton International Airport, Dayton Ohio, USA. During a recent routine check at all Storage Units at the airport, I discovered an abandoned shipment in your name which was on Transit to your city but was intercepted by the Dayton International Airport Security for lack of proper clearance papers. The consignment was scanned and discovered to contain valuable cash between US$4.5Million US Dollars. The consignment was placed on hold until proper clearances are provided by a reliable Government source.

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