I think everyone else is still here, though. “You can keep the other half. We’ve got to go.”
“Let me at least get my stuff!” Tyler said. “Tyler’s saying you conned his grandpa into stealing his inheritance?”
“What?” I asked, sounding as incredulous as I felt. “She’s a smart woman. “Please tell me this isn’t all true!”
“Natalie,” Tyler said, and I could understand why she fell for the guy. He was probably trying to provide further incentive to buy him off and leave her alone. On top of that, it was her employer… someone who had become one of the wealthiest men in New York overnight. I needed her to know that. I wasn’t exactly itching to get back to New York either. Her blonde hair was damp around her forehead, and she looked a little flushed. Sure, his story was flimsy. She wouldn’t have called me a loser, even after yesterday.”
He watched me without confirming or denying what I said, and despite my second-guessing, I tried to keep my face as stone-like as possible. “Is that…”
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