An Innocent Plea

They were joined by a few local wealthy businessmen.

Roland arranged for someone to run a check on the county mayor and dismissed the rest.

He glanced at me and sighed, “Valerie, you've gotten thinner.”

I smiled faintly. “Are you hungry? Why don't you come over for dinner? You can visit Autumn as well.”

He chuckled, “I thought you would never ask! I'll be more than willing to join you.”

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