\u201cIf\u00a0you\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0have\u00a0time,\u00a0I\u00a0can\u00a0return\u00a0it\u00a0myself,\u201d\u00a0Bruce\u00a0added.<\/p>\n
On\u00a0the\u00a0top\u00a0floor\u00a0of\u00a0Sterling\u00a0Corp.,\u00a0Julian\u00a0turned\u00a0the\u00a0charm over\u00a0in\u00a0his\u00a0hand.\u00a0His\u00a0strong,\u00a0arrogant\u00a0face\u00a0darkened\u00a0with\u00a0concern.\u00a0This\u00a0was\u00a0no\u00a0ordinary\u00a0charm.\u00a0The\u00a0one from\u00a0Bellroad\u00a0Temple\u00a0was always\u00a0a\u00a0peach\u2013blossom\u00a0charm\u00a0meant\u00a0for\u00a0love,\u00a0not\u00a0peace\u00a0of\u00a0mind.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet\u00a0me\u00a0return\u00a0it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bruce\u00a0exhaled\u00a0in\u00a0relief.\u00a0\u201cOkay.\u201d<\/p>\n
Elliot,\u00a0who\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0watching everything,\u00a0dropped\u00a0his\u00a0jaw.\u00a0He\u00a0stared\u00a0wide\u2013eyed\u00a0as\u00a0Julian\u00a0opened\u00a0his\u00a0wallet\u00a0and<\/p>\n
carefully\u00a0slid\u00a0the\u00a0charm\u00a0into\u00a0an\u00a0inner\u00a0compartment.<\/p>\n
What?\u00a0Weren\u2019t\u00a0they\u00a0supposed\u00a0to\u00a0return\u00a0it\u00a0to\u00a0Sydney?\u00a0Just\u00a0as\u00a0the\u00a0question\u00a0formed,\u00a0Peter\u00a0knocked\u00a0and\u00a0entered,\u00a0holding\u00a0an<\/p>\n
almost\u00a0identical\u00a0peach\u2013blossom\u00a0charm.<\/p>\n
\u201cMr.\u00a0Sterling,\u00a0your\u00a0grandmother\u00a0just\u00a0sent\u00a0this\u00a0over.\u00a0She\u00a0asked\u00a0for\u00a0it\u00a0yesterday\u00a0morning.\u00a0She\u00a0swears\u00a0it\u00a0works\u00a0wonders\u00a0and\u00a0says\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0better\u00a0to\u00a0keep\u00a0it\u00a0close,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0reported.<\/p>\n
Julian\u00a0rubbed\u00a0his\u00a0brow.\u00a0\u201cDid\u00a0she\u00a0say\u00a0anything\u00a0else?\u201d<\/p>\n
At\u00a0that\u00a0moment,\u00a0the\u00a0phone\u00a0buzzed.\u00a0It\u00a0was\u00a0an\u00a0ecstatic\u00a0Agatha.\u00a0\u201cYou\u00a0got\u00a0the\u00a0peach\u2013blossom\u00a0charm,\u00a0right?\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0telling\u00a0you,\u00a0it\u00a0works\u00a0so\u00a0well!\u00a0The\u00a0moment\u00a0I\u00a0got\u00a0it,\u00a0I\u00a0heard\u00a0the\u00a0female\u00a0doctor\u00a0got\u00a0divorced.\u00a0She\u2019s\u00a0single!\u00a0Don\u2019t\u00a0look\u00a0down\u00a0on\u00a0her\u00a0just<\/p>\n
because\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0divorced-\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cGrandma,\u201d\u00a0Julian\u00a0cut\u00a0her\u00a0off\u00a0coldly.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0not\u00a0about\u00a0looking\u00a0down\u00a0on\u00a0her.\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0simply\u00a0not\u00a0interested\u00a0in\u00a0divorced<\/p>\n
women.\u201d<\/p>\n
The\u00a0next\u00a0day,\u00a0Sydney\u00a0realized\u00a0the\u00a0charm\u00a0Agatha\u00a0had\u00a0given\u00a0her\u00a0was\u00a0missing.\u00a0She\u00a0rushed\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0clinic,\u00a0thinking\u00a0she\u00a0might<\/p>\n
have\u00a0left\u00a0it\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0exam\u00a0room.<\/p>\n
Marcus\u00a0happened\u00a0to\u00a0walk\u00a0by\u00a0and\u00a0noticed\u00a0the\u00a0open\u00a0door.\u00a0Peeking\u00a0in,\u00a0he\u00a0looked\u00a0surprised.\u00a0\u201cSyd,\u00a0weren\u2019t\u00a0you\u00a0resting<\/p>\n
today?\u201d<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0lifted\u00a0her\u00a0head\u00a0from\u00a0under\u00a0the\u00a0desk.\u00a0\u201cYeah.\u00a0I\u00a0lost\u00a0something\u00a0and\u00a0came\u00a0looking\u00a0for\u00a0it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Marcus\u00a0smiled.\u00a0\u201cHave\u00a0you\u00a0found\u00a0it\u00a0yet?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d\u00a0Sydney\u00a0patted\u00a0the\u00a0desk\u00a0and\u00a0stood.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0must\u2019ve\u00a0dropped\u00a0it\u00a0somewhere\u00a0else.\u201d<\/p>\n
el\u00a01\/2<\/p>\n
8:43\u00a0AM\u00a0Sun\u00a024\u00a0Aug<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a056<\/p>\n
FREE\u00a078%<\/p>\n
+15\u00a0BONUS\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maybe\u00a0she\u00a0had\u00a0slipped\u00a0it\u00a0into\u00a0her\u00a0bag\u00a0yesterday and\u00a0accidentally\u00a0carried\u00a0it\u00a0out.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u00a0was\u00a0it?\u00a0Was\u00a0it\u00a0important?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNot\u00a0really.\u201d\u00a0Sydney\u00a0smiled\u00a0and\u00a0met\u00a0his\u00a0gaze.\u00a0\u201cWeren\u2019t\u00a0you\u00a0giving\u00a0a\u00a0lecture\u00a0at\u00a0Jouleston\u00a0University\u00a0today? Why\u00a0are\u00a0you<\/p>\n
back\u00a0so\u00a0soon?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cA\u00a0new\u00a0hire\u00a0joined\u00a0the\u00a0clinic,\u201d\u00a0Marcus\u00a0said\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0laugh.\u00a0\u201cMy\u00a0grandfather\u00a0insisted\u00a0I\u00a0personally\u00a0onboard\u00a0them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0nodded,\u00a0unsurprised.\u00a0\u201cAlright,\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0let\u00a0you\u00a0get\u00a0to\u00a0it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNeed\u00a0help?\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0offered.\u00a0\u201cMaybe\u00a0we\u00a0should\u00a0go\u00a0say\u00a0hi?\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0a\u00a0woman,\u00a0so\u00a0you\u00a0might\u00a0find\u00a0it\u00a0easier.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSure.\u201d<\/p>\n
Why\u00a0not?\u00a0If\u00a0they\u00a0were\u00a0coworkers,\u00a0it\u00a0would\u00a0be\u00a0better\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0acquainted.<\/p>\n
They\u00a0headed\u00a0downstairs\u00a0together.\u00a0Sydney\u2019s\u00a0smile\u00a0faded\u00a0when\u00a0she\u00a0spotted\u00a0Penelope.<\/p>\n
Penelope\u2019s\u00a0face\u00a0lit\u00a0up\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0bright\u00a0smile.\u00a0\u201cSydney,\u00a0what\u00a0a\u00a0coincidence.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0two\u00a0know\u00a0each other?\u201d\u00a0Marcus\u00a0asked\u00a0in\u00a0surprise,\u00a0glancing\u00a0at\u00a0Sydney.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0nodded.\u00a0\u201cYes,\u00a0from before.\u00a0Caleb\u00a0went to\u00a0great\u00a0lengths\u00a0for\u00a0her.\u00a0When\u00a0things\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0work\u00a0with\u00a0Alan,\u00a0he\u00a0actually<\/p>\n
went\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Shepard\u00a0family\u00a0instead.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDidn\u2019t\u00a0he?\u201d\u00a0Penelope\u00a0seemed\u00a0eager\u00a0to\u00a0recover\u00a0from\u00a0yesterday\u2019s\u00a0setback.\u00a0\u201cSyd,\u00a0from\u00a0now\u00a0on\u00a0we\u2019ll\u00a0be\u00a0colleagues.\u00a0I\u2019m<\/p>\n
looking\u00a0forward\u00a0to\u00a0working\u00a0with\u00a0you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cLet\u2019s\u00a0not\u00a0assume\u00a0yet,\u201d\u00a0Marcus\u00a0said,\u00a0sensing\u00a0subtle\u00a0tension.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0gently\u00a0guided\u00a0Sydney\u00a0into\u00a0a\u00a0nearby\u00a0consultation\u00a0room,\u00a0closed\u00a0the\u00a0door\u00a0behind\u00a0them,\u00a0and\u00a0asked,\u00a0\u201cAre\u00a0you\u00a0divorcing<\/p>\n
Caleb\u00a0because\u00a0of\u00a0her?\u201d<\/p>\n
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