![]() ![]() ![]() Now, however, he was quite awake, had closed the (correctly accounted) ledger, and was fully (if not appropriately) clothed. For long moments, his shirt had appeared to lose a rather critical opening, which was a distraction indeed. Or perhaps the reverse.Īnd he most definitely would have realized that the woman was utterly insane sixty seconds earlier if he hadn’t been rather desperately attempting to clothe himself. ![]() ![]() He might have realized it three minutes earlier if she hadn’t announced, all certainty, that he’d miscalculated column F, ensuring that his understanding of her madness was preempted by shock at her pluck and admiration for her mathematical skill. He would have realized it five minutes earlier if he hadn’t been half-asleep, shocked as hell to find a young, blond, bespectacled female seated at his desk, reading his ledger. The Scientific Journal of Lady Philippa Marbury In the name of proper enquiry, I have made adjustments to my research. Jasper fought for breath, then for words.Īvenues for investigation have become severely limited, as has time. Even as his legacy crumbled around him, and he faced his life’s disappointment. Jasper spun to face his father, Earl Harlow, tall and strong and unbending even now. ![]()
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