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Chapter 41
“The music.” She raised her eyebrow so I elaborated. “You hadn’t answered so I called Keenan to get your schedule for the day. He was still there. You could hear the music from outside the door and he said it had been playing for a while.”
Her eyes widened. “You remembered our conversation in the car.”
I nodded. “Of course.”
Her surprise and slight tint to her cheeks made me wonder if that was really something special. I looked at Kamilia for confirmation and she just gave me a sloppy smile.
We finished our dessert talking about nothing in particular and mostly work. It got to be around nine and Kamilia kicked us out. I had to call for one of the guys to come pick us up. Taking a cigarette outside, Rosaria stood next to me as we waited.
“You killed him, didn’t you?”
I nodded, knowing who she was talking about.
“The family?”
“I’m taking care of them. Though, they have the five mil
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