Chapter 43: There's More to It

"Money's no object. I've got plenty. If it'll make you better, whatever it costs is worth it," Richard Zerba said. "I can't take money for nothing. But I'll keep this skincare set. Anything else, Richard?" Lauryn Tibbert asked brightly, cradling the box like a bouquet. Leonard Zimmerman almost told her to give it back. The way she accepted a gift from a man she clearly wasn't interested in made her look like she was stringing him along. Wasn't that leading him on, plain as day? Then he thought...