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Pierce watched me silently while I waited nervously for his answer. He picked up his wine glass and I wished mine was filled with the same instead of juice.

When he had drunk a sizable amount, he placed his glass back down. “Let me play along with your little imagination for a second.” He leaned back in his chair. “Sure. If I said you should pay me back, where would you get that kind of money?”

“I could return the gifts…” I still had all of them. Each jewelry piece was safe in their boxes in my drawer. I would keep them in my heart if it had been possible. The chocolates…no refund on that. “and as for the money, I could pay in installments-“

I heard a weird sound, then again, and realized that he was laughing. At me…

Embarrassed I looked down.

“You are a funny woman, Myra.”

“I wasn’t trying to be.” I muttered.

“Really? it sounded like you were. It's extra funny because a week ago, I could swear you loved the gifts and other perks that came with the Blackwood name, why ar