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 thumb; looking satisfied; respectful。

He wasn't the only one she had impressed。 A different voice rose from

the audience。 〃The taxpayers' money has been well spent for a change。

Thank you; Ms。 Macdaniel!〃

Chloe directed a full smile across the ocean of heads as she leaned

toward the microphone a final time。 〃It's been my honor。 If my effort

here has helped to preserve the natural bounty of your state; then we've

all benefited。 Thank you。〃

It was the perfect time to make a gracious; if not sweeping exit。 With

Ross still standing aside in deference to the crowd applauding its

appreciation of her; she should have quit while she was ahead。 Her

mistake was in looking back at him。

His smile was devastating。 Chloe felt her chest tighten; as she was

caught in the throes of memory again。 She was suddenly immobilized;

suspended in a matrix of desire and guilt that canceled out the years

that had e between; until there was only yesterday; Ross; Crystal;

and the toss of a coin。

When a last…minute surge brought members of the audience to the stage; a

shaken Chloe returned to the present。 She had to concentrate again;

listening to questions; offering answers。 She stood at one side of the

stage with her followers; Ross stood at the other side with his。 She

gained strength with each new question; so that when the last of the

locals left; s

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