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I should have expected it, but I was surprised when two days went by without seeing or hearing from Leo. When he left the ranch that night, he looked upset.
Putting on a pretty face when nothing in my life felt good was pretty challenging, but I had no choice other than to keep going. I worked on Argus, I ignored Eric’s calls, I visited my father at the hospital, and I did my chores at the ranch.
One thing was better though. Hilary and I talked about her designs now, and she told me her dreams about going to fashion school and working her butt off—which was definitely a good surprise.
Friday morning, I had just taken Argus to exercise in the arena when Jimmy approached me.
“Is everything all right?” he asked.
I looked at him as if he had gone gaga. “Of course.”
He took his hat of
