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This is quite shocking. He deserves to be publicly disgraced. —Pride that doesn’t make him me.”
“Have you read it?” Tom asks.
“No, Reynolds gave the book to me this afternoon.”
“I just finished it. Liam, it’s uncanny. I’m telling you, this guy is you. He inherits an avocado empire after his father dies in a car accident. And... wait for it. He rowed in college.”
“Sounds like a hero, not a villain.” This does sound a little like me. But why would anyone write me as a villain? I mean, Lettie might have wanted to after the gala. But she hasn’t published anything yet. She hasn’t even let me read her drafts. Maybe she has a writer friend. I’ll ask. Honestly, excitement of seeing her eclipses my concerns about bad publicity from this book.
“I appreciate the call, Tom. We have PR working on it. I’ll read the book this weekend.”
“Good to know you’re on it. Have a good trip.”
I think of seeing Lettie again. “Planning on it.”