"This is fine," Maria said to Willow quietly. "Don't say anything else, and don't get involved.""But..." Willow gritted his teeth.Maria cut him off just as he was about to argue some more. "No buts, Will. Listen to me."Willow finally shut his eyes and clenched his jaw.Maria quickly changed the subject, worried that his mood would worsen. "By the way, there's a real estate tycoon named Cameron Lane. Do you know him?"Willow's eyes flew open. He stared at her, tense. "What happened? Did you cross him?"Maria blinked, surprised by how shaken Willow looked. "No, of course not. Calm down. I didn't offend him. But why are you so worked up when I talk about him?"Hearing that she had not crossed Cameron, Willow let out a sigh of relief. "That's a relief. As long as you didn't offend him, that's good. It's not that I'm overreacting, but he's just that influential."Maria frowned slightly. "How influential?""Cameron is a major figure here locally, and he controls almost all the la
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