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” Raymond said. “He wants to turn this entire block into a commercial strip. Julian has been negotiating with him directly for months. He was bypassing Nicole’s gallery plans entirely to secure a cash payout for his own debts.”

“He sold me to a developer,” I said.

“He tried to,” Raymond said. He looked up at me, his eyes filled with a quiet, steady warmth continue reading …