"Okay," he said gravely, "Let's hear it."Lee looked hard at Rod then Gail for a moment and Gail felt as if she were on the verge of screaming, a screa...m she wouldn't be able to stop."Well, when I was here before, when you were away, we... no, it was me. I made Gail do something."Rod licked his lips and nodded. It was coming, the whole sordid mess, he thought. His eyes flicked at Gail who was sitting like a marble statue, her eyes riveted on her brother. "What," Rod asked in a low voice, "Did you. Mary O'Shea voiced her disappointment that they would not be staying the entire weekend but Liam promised that there would be other times.Gina took the Wednesday before Thanksgiving off so she was packed and ready when Liam got home from his errands. They were on the road by early afternoon and would be at Liam's parents' house by dinnertime.Dinner at the O'Shea house was a bit strained, punctuated by the scowl on the elder O'Shea and heavy sighs from the younger. Gina and Mary O'Shea looked on. Par meri chalne wali nhi thi. Didi hamare ghar aa gayi thi. Maine ho sakte utna try kiya unhe avoid karne ki. Vo bohot hi normal behave kar rahi thi par shayad unhone notice kiya mera behavior.Raatko maa papa bedroom me so gaye aur me roz ki tarah living room me sone wala tha, par aaj didi bhi thi. Me socha thodi der me laptop pe timepass karta hu didi k sone tak aur kuch hoga bhi nahi.Me laptop pe timepass karta raha. Tabhi didi mer baju aake baith gayi sofa pe. Unhone mujhe koi movie lagane. Searle's is finished. I made sure of that whenI smashed the stone statuette." *You" smashed it?" said Charlotte, sounding startled. "But you told theOrder that was Meaghan. Why would you do such a thing?" Because Gloria foresaw that the Order would eventually fail, and I judgedthe time had come to do so." 'Gloria'? That's the second time you've mentioned her today. Who was she,and what did you mean when you said she was 'the Order's biggest secret'?" Gloria is short for Gloriana." Holy fuck!".
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