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		The kindness touched something that made her feel disingenuous. Still, she nodded, and the quiet gratitude of it was honest. Did Brandon realise what a tool he wielded here? Perhaps he did. It was not her intention to present herself as something she was not; Natalie did not gush or beam, but the relief in her pale gaze was palpable. She thanked Evelyn again, then left her to her work.
	
	
	
	
	

		
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