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206|Learn To Live With It

If Marybeth's eyes didn't pop out of their sockets at that moment, she didn't think they ever would. To say she was floored by Austin's announcement was an understatement.

"What do you mean she'll be at the welcome ball?" she asked, hating her suddenly shrill voice.

"Beth!" Austin said firmly, taking her hands in his to calm her down. "She's an acquaintance."

"I don't care what she is; I don't want to see her. I'm not ready to see her."

"She's already RSVPd—"

"Tell your aunt to scrap her off the guest list."

Austin's phone vibrating in the main room put an end to their discussion before he could agree to her request. He went to get it, returning a second later.

"Beth?" he said from the doorway, waving his phone at her. "I have a meeting with my bankers and the accounting firm. They're on their way up as we speak."

A still dazed Marybeth could only nod as she watched him lock up his secret room before following him to the kitchen. A moment later, the front doorbell rang, and Austin invi
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Elizabeth Emery
I hope Anna doesn't take off with Orlando.
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