“Perfectly healthy. While still flat on the ground, Rooi lashed out with a swinging leg, caught Adriaan at the ankles and brought him down. Then, as she watched, in his anger Nicholas snatched up the calculator and began punching the buttons. It was very much like a southern American biscuit, but it had sugar in the dough, and these were fruit scones, so they had raisins in them.
Her body was exhausted, but unfortunately, her mind was still working. What could Dougless wish for with Robert? That he’d come to realize that his own daughter was a lying thief? She didn’t want any parent to despise his own child. It had also seemed natural when he’d picked her up in his strong arms. When Dougless thought of the hideous non-choices she had, she began to cry harder.
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