24. World Upside Down
_________________ . . . "Does this make any sense to you?" Heath was livid. "You want to leave me? Leave us?" "It's not about us, Heath," June said, her voice calm. "It's about my career. I can't risk it all for a relationship that could ruin everything I've worked for." Heath stared at her, his jaw clenched. "So you're just going to walk away from us?" "You walked away first." The anger in June's chest rose. "When you threw me to the wolves and went home or wherever you might have gone on Saturday." Heath's face fell, and he took a step towards her, but she held up a hand to stop him. "No," she said firmly. "I need to focus on my job. That's what's important right now." Heath looked like he wanted to argue, but he knew she was right. He nodded, his eyes never leaving hers. "Okay,
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