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“Matt, don’t do this.”
“I know that I let you down,” Matt said. “I’m asking you to give me another chance.”
“It’s not about chances,” Lori said. “I’m not in love with you anymore. I’m not sure that I ever was. I wish you wouldn’t keep bringing this up, because it was difficult enough to break things off.”
Matt narrowed his eyes. “It’s Gunner, isn’t it?”
“My relationship with Gunner is none of your business,” Lori said. “I refuse to discuss my private life with you.”
“You can’t possibly consider a serious relationship with a man like that,” Matt said. “He knows nothing about medicine or the professional world. You would regret hooking up with him. It would be a mistake.”
“I’m done talking with you.” Lori stood with her hands balled into fists.
“You aren’t looking at this rationally,” Matt said, anger flaring in his eyes. “We could share the responsibilities of the clinic, equal partners. You wouldn’t need to shoulder the burden by yourself.”
“It’s over. Leave my office.”
Matt stood then leaned against the desk, close enough to grab her. For a panicked second, Lori thought he was going to hurt her. He glared at her, his jaw clenched, but she didn’t back down.
“You’ll regret this,” Matt said, then strode from the office and slammed the door behind him.
Lori slumped to her chair with her heart pounding. She wondered what that had been about. Then it dawned on her that Matt was after the clinic. He was devious and greedy, but she hadn’t wanted to see that. It crushed her to think that the reason he had wanted to marry her was to gain control. And it seemed that he believed he could persuade her to go back to him, but not because he loved her.
