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Still shaking, but this time with distress more than anger, she sat down before she fell down. The ramifications of the child custody battle suddenly became all the more real and she realized just how big a favor Jamie was doing her.
She hadn’t give any thought to the idea that being engaged to her might not be so great for his reputation. Wasn’t he the least bit worried about that?
By the time Lucy left the attorney’s office, she was as depressed as she’d ever been.
All her life, she’d tried so hard not to let other people’s opinions of her affect her. In her heart, she’d always felt she was a good person—on the wild side, sure, but wild could be fun and free and fabulous.
But now, Lucy didn’t feel like a good person. She felt like someone who was taking advantage of a friend’s good heart when doing so would be to that friend’s detriment.
She wanted to do right by Gail and Milly.
But she didn’t want to hurt Jamie’s reputation. He was going back into the world of big business. What would his family say about her if and when all these allegations were made public?
Nothing good.
She couldn’t do it. She was going to have to tell Jamie to call off the engagement.
