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Alan chuckled and gently tapped her forehead. “You’re smart.”

Nina giggled.

Watching her, Alan felt a little more at ease.

Donna might be hesitant to reach out, but Jerome? That kid had good instincts. He knew how to make smart choices.

With that thought lingering, Alan walked the kids out of the building. Just as he was about to open the car door, a voice called from behind. “Alan Briggs, can we talk?” It was Kevin.

“About what?” Alan kept his expression neutral as he helped the kids into the car.

It was still pretty hot outside at that hour.

gaze was sharp. “What will it take for you to stay

raised a brow.

a stiff

of interfering in other people’s business. But this time? It’s different. Nina really

Kevin blinked. “Your daughter?”

guard. Alan wasn’t married—or at least, not that he’d heard. But if that wasn’t the case, whose child could he possibly care so much about? Ethel Briggs had only recently married and didn’t have children yet. Alan smiled faintly. “My


deepened.

said simply. “The other one. Ethel’s older

Briggs had only ever publicly acknowledged one

but she’d never appeared at events,

Alan continued, unfazed. “Most people don’t know about her yet. But Trent’s a close friend of hers. The head of the Lambert Group? That’s

the magic

mention

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