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in but she was already in the living room.

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y stood and stared at her.

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the groom... the man Selene

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since the night before broke out. She too

tell me what hap

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his office, I got kicked out, demanded to know why he ghosted me. He claimed that I was

squeezed

being jealous, and that I desired to keep Caleb to myself. And like I did not mean an

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questioned, not judging , not

know how I allowed myself to do it. I was just... hurting.

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rrassed. The other part was angry with Ca

this to me. Not him. Not like this. And Se

erful and successful that he will know that he has lost somethi

ace. "Thank

d up. "Good. Now take a b

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expect them to choose me. I have applied because the description sounded easy and

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secre

ce. "Then go! Aria, you do

did not agree. It may have

ed up my hair. When I was prepare

ll and odd when I entered it, but I forced myself through the ne

saw me,

de and he came

. "No...

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to the name of the C

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hen I heard it. It could

pped in front of a big office. My small offic

ndicated, " and that is the office of the CE

gh my heart was

waiting. I saw him looking through the glass at me over and over again. He

appear to be sho

desk, and looked as though I wer

office do

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. Then there came in

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