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one ninety-nine.”
“It is not the repair bill.”
“Mr. Sterling, I’m not looking for trouble.”
“I know.”
“I’m not trying to embarrass your daughter.”
“She embarrassed herself.”
Ryder was quiet.
“Tell me what happened yesterday,” Theodore said.
So Ryder did. He told it plainly, with no insults, no dramatic flourishes, no attempt to make Victoria sound worse than continue reading …
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