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for four years,” she snapped. “We were involved for a year and engaged for about a month. It’s not exactly a period of my life I’m proud of, okay? And don’t you dare raise your voice at me, Kenneth Lambert.”
    “Other than being his lover,” he continued in a biting tone several decibels lower. “What else did you leave out?”
    Faith shook her head, the fight draining out of her. “Don’t do this, Ken.”
    “Don’t do what?”
    “Give me a hard time over a mistake I’ve regretted the past five years.”
    “You don’t make mistakes, Faith. You’re too smart and stubborn to get played.”
    She crossed her arms and cocked her head. “What do you want from me?”
    “The truth.”
    Faith took a deep breath. “I was naïve when Sean singled me out and started showing me special attention. The parties and his A-list stars friends and clients blinded me to the fact that he was wrong for me. As months went by, I knew I’d made a mistake, but I couldn’t leave. Everyone loved him. Everyone thought we were perfect together.”
    “Who the hell is everyone?” Ken growled.
    “You met my family during Ron and Ash’s wedding. They are many, loud, and think they know what’s best for me, especially my aunts. When he proposed, he spoke to Auntie Viv first, like she was my mother or something. He knew how much her approval meant to me, and he used that to get what he wanted. By the time he asked me to marry him, Auntie Viv was on board, planning our wedding. No one goes against her wishes.” Faith’s voice trembled, frustration and remembered helplessness surging through her. She rarely lost control, but when she did, tears followed. The last thing she wanted to do was cry in front of Ken.
    She took a deep breath and let the anger drain out of her. “I was trapped. Catching him stealing my designs gave me the courage to pack up and leave.” She cocked her brow. “Who do you think my aunt blamed for the engagement fiasco? Me.”
    Ken shoved his hands in the front pockets of his pants, his brow furrowed. “I’m sorry I made a big deal out of it. Like I said, I hate surprises.”
    His contrite expression tugged at her heartstrings, but she was done talking. She had already said too much. “Well, now you know. You can see yourself out.”
    Faith lifted the plate of Chinese food from the microwave oven and her glass of wine, marched past him to the dining room and sat on a ladder back chair. The food tasted like sawdust, but she willed herself to chew, sip the wine, and swallow. She waited to hear the door close behind Ken.
    He appeared at the periphery of her vision. Her eyes widened when he took the chair at the other end of the table and placed the remaining takeout box with the Kung Pao chicken in front of him. He opened a package of chopsticks and started eating. His cockiness could be endearing, just not tonight.
    “That’s my dinner,” she griped.
    He flashed an apologetic smile. “I know, but I’m starving and it was there, begging me to eat it. You know,” he jabbed the air with the chopsticks, “I spent the better part of this afternoon and most of the evening reading about pin-head O’Neal just for you, so cut me some slack. I’ll buy us dinner next time.”
    “Who said there’d be a next time?”
    “Me. You and I are going work closely together for the next few weeks.”
    “I’m too busy to help you with your investigation.”
      “I’m busy too, yet here I am.”
    She didn’t want to work with him. His irresistible dimples and the charming twinkle in his eyes would get to her, again. And she sure as hell didn’t want to be reminded of what she’d given up. She scrunched her face and studied him, trying to gauge what he was really up to. Why would he want her involved? He didn’t think highly of her because of her affair with Sean. From the display earlier, he didn’t trust her either. Faith tried to come up with another excuse why they shouldn’t work together and drew