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I barely glanced at Perry. "Looks like your client is smarter than you."
Perry patted Lincoln's back. "He learned from the best. Me." Such a buddy-guard.
Davin squeezed through the hallway. "That's a negative thing, Perry." He stopped by the door and winced at Ashton. "Ouch."
Seth peeked his head in. "God, I know how that feels." He pointed at the scar on his crooked nose. "Two years ago, right hook in the ring."
"What's that scar from?" Maddy interjected, pointing at the small scar below Seth's eye. She tossed a towel-wrapped ice baggie to Lincoln, who caught it.
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