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ve swallowed my pain and agreed. I would have put on a br

d. "Of course, Wesl

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small talk.

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by maps of oil fields, his shrewd eyes narrowing. He'd always hated Wesley, seeing the entitleme

d. "The lawyers will have the paperwork

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, my sketches, the few pieces of furniture that were actually mine. I was

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led walkthrough. Ms. Cullen wanted to make sure eve

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e co-owner and primary contact for the HOA. Said her fiancé's... friend... was stayin

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ck, catching myself on the wall. Dave looked at me

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just nodded, a lie