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“He doesn’t like Eolenfelds either,” Zane said.

“Of course.” Clary shrugged. “But it’s just dinner. You are having dinner with me, too.”

Zane nodded slowly. “What do you want from Seth?”

“Nothing.” She tipped her head toward him. “He, however, wants several things from me. One of which is for me to fix my smile.”

His brother’s brows drew together.

“It’s not how she makes it sound.”

They continued talking about what Seth had taught Clary on the drive over. While she spoke, Zane’s gaze kept flickering back to him.

“You taught her all that?” Zane asked when Clary stopped.

Seth twitched a shoulder. “She needs help.”

“With running an Eolenfeld bank.”

“I’ll delete all my notes if you want,” Clary said before Seth could retort.

“You spoke without referring to any notes.”

“I have good short-term memory. Very short-term.”

Seth leaned toward Clary. “Ignore him.”

Clary sat back after she finished her burger. “That was really good.” She checked her watch when the screen lit up.

Detective Ron Woznick.

Her brows puckered, and she wiped her hands. “I’m sorry. I need to take this.” She dug into her bag, then stepped out of her seat and moved away as she answered the call.

“That means she doesn’t want you to hear what she’s saying.” Zane turned to Seth. “I wonder why.”

Seth ignored his brother and let his gaze follow Clary.

“How long have you been seeing her?”

“I’m not seeing her.”

Clary paced just beyond the diner’s door. Then her bandaged hand came up to cover part of her face and her brows drew even closer.

Zane asked him another question, but Seth didn’t catch it. He was too occupied trying to figure out what was wrong.

Did it have something to do with the hold-up? But the name on the screen wasn’t one of the detectives in charge of their case, and she already had Detective Ron Woznick’s number saved.

Seth jerked his attention back to Zane when his brother kicked him in the shin. “What’s your problem?”

“Whatever news she’s receiving, it’s distressing her.”

“You think I couldn’t figure that out?”

Zane’s gaze roamed across his face. “What do you know? Elton’s actually right.”

Seth frowned.

“You’re smitten with her.”

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