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among the wealthy heiresses-bold,

ng championships on the notorious "Death Highway," rising to global fame as a jewelry design

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one day marry a cold, taciturn physi

ht. It took me forever to win him over. The

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ollowed him strai

written all over his face as he loo

ed. It was her half-s

le her mother was pregnant, and

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uld wake up any time now," the doctor said, then ad

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you're clearing every obstacle for her. You even dated Verena while Beth

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the door s

n quickly returned to his usual c

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throat ti

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rving through her heart over and

mply reserved. That one d

heart belonged to som

isappear, she let

years ago at a fri

ng a drink with a polite smile but not taking a sip, turning a Saturn-

dly the moment she saw hi

d five fingers in front of her

he discovered a celestial object outside the solar system, causing a big stir in astrophysics. If you want to

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how rigid and icy a gen

by her bold ad

sweeping over the strap slipping off he

to place, annoyed but not discour

h center. She pretended to faint in his arms. She

dn't melt, and frustr

m not gonna bother you anymore. I said yes to my family's marriage

e you m

e, his calm voice

u, richer than you. When I marry him a

ous, until something

ng kiss nearly

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t up with d

d. "From now on,

followed, Verena becam

signed by God specifically to

his face, his person

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m felt calculated. Whenever she reached her peak, he would

hat, she laug

to see it? He really didn't

t love her wasn't w

lled the wedding planner. "I want

ed like a wildfire. When s

nged to someone else?

, she drov

e beat. A young model with a fresh face walked up

ld are you?

n..." he s

ouch his lips when a hand

ded above her. "What do

angry eyes. "Thinking about being trapped in a marriage for the rest of my