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Camilla, and much of the woods and ranches all
around.”
Rachel breathed short quick breaths to keep
from crying. The memory of something that was
to be hers, that now would belong to another,
choked her heart with a mixture of grief and
jealousy. The next senseless question came out
without her even thinking, words she actually
spoke to hide her disappointment.
“Jacob, which other land do you own?”
Jacob’s sudden, loud, angry response
surprised her.
“Rachel, is that all you care about? Is your
only concern how much property someone
owns?”
“No, Jacob, I didn’t mean . . .”
“Is a person worthless if he doesn’t have
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