KENNEDY Both my hands went over hers, steadying them as they shakily relaxed under my touch."Why would you even ask me that?" I muttered. Just from her eyes, I could tell she was fighting every logical instinct in her body not to doubt the words coming out of my mouth."It doesn’t look like it," she hissed."I swear, I am," I explained, watching her eyes soften and her grip on me loosen.She let go and stepped back a little."He offered me an ultimatum," she said, voice tight. "He said he’ll only end this hellish divorce process if I take the job. With that kind of offer, do you really expect me to believe you’re on my side? For all I know, you could’ve already sold me out to the bastard just like you did by inviting the Remingtons over." She sucked in her teeth, pain flickering in her eyes. "I'm finding it really hard to trust you anymore."My eyes darkened at her words, and I clenched my teeth, swallowing the rage clawing up my throat. If I snapped now, she'd only distrust me more
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