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Cold Hard Data
April stood with her hands clasped tightly behind her back, watching as Mr. Chapelier’s eyes moved over the data Hakim had downloaded to her reader. He glanced up at her now and again but mostly just swiped through the pages without a word.
Lars was theoretically reading over Mr. Chapelier’s shoulder, but his eyes were more on April than on the data. She fought to keep the heat out of her cheeks. Save the people first, explain her feelings to Lars later.
Mr. Chapelier set the reader down and reached for his tea.
“So you see?” April asked, unable to wait another minute for him to start talking. She was practically bouncing on her toes.
He shrugged absently, and now April’s cheeks were flaming with an entirely different kind of emotion.
“You can’t not see what this m
