Jake said slowly. The words went sour on his tongue. He did indeed understand. Lily had finally achieved her goal. She’d landed herself a wealthy man. Swallowing back the angry denial that trembled at the end of his tongue, Jake buried his hands deep inside his pants pockets. “I imagine Lily was thrilled?” He raised expectant eyes to Gram. The happy, carefree feeling that had been with him from the moment he’d decided to ask Lily to marry him slowly shriveled up and died. “I can’t rightly say. Rick planned on asking her at dinner this evening.” “Lily will accept.” She’d be a fool not to, Jake knew. “It’s the best offer she’s likely to get,” Gram asserted, eyeing Jake in his best clothes. “But I’ll tell her you were by.” “Don’t.” The lone word burst forcefully from his lips. “It wasn’t anything important.” He took a step back and bumped into the front door. Abruptly he turned around and gripped the doorknob, needing a moment to gather his thoughts.
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