"Yes." Sydney swallowed the muffin. "She's one of my patients."She smiled. "Tastes good, right?"Julian gave a sincere nod. "Good."Sydney followed the thread. "The old woman's really kind, but she worries herself sick over her grandson."Julian's brow twitched almost imperceptibly. "Worries herself sick?""Mhm." Sydney nodded. "She just wants him to find someone, but her grandson's like a clam. He never opens up. Oh, right, he's your age too."Both men were above 30.Julian ignored the jab and finished his muffin. He drew a napkin and dabbed his thin lips with deliberate care, then asked slowly, "And then?"She had not expected him to be this nosy. Since she had brought it up, she continued, "Over New Year's, she said he might have a girlfriend now, though she wasn't sure it would lead to marriage."Julian was nearly certain by now. He did not know why Sydney had told Agatha that she was already divorced, but he had no intention of exposing her.His brow arched faintly. "So
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