y. I opened my eyes to unfamiliar shadows and the heavy, expensive scent of cedar. I was ta
ened. Steam billowed
te dress shirt unbuttoned halfway down his chest. His dark hair was damp. He l
s voice was a flat, emotionles
t night flashed in disjointed nightmares, Vanessa's cruel smile, the violent spin of the room, fal
came out as a broken
ictim. You begged
ked up a silver money clip. He tossed a thick s
I make it a strict policy never to see the same woman twice. Take the money. Sign t
ction. A corporate spy or
My father raised a fighter, not a victim. I dragged myself out of his bed, wra
d rage. "I did not come here for your wealth. I came here to surv
r behind me, fleeing into the cold, unforgiving morning. I had
weeks
ing rhythm. I sat beside the hospital bed,
the sterile hallway twenty minutes ago. "If she sees another tabloid headl
wealthy family publicly denounced us. I was currently living in a cramped, f
nk lines changed my destiny forever. I was pregnant. The fathe
Her eyes fluttered open. "You
g a smile. My stomach rolled with a
ortfolio everywhere.
fight. Do not let Vanessa and Preston win. You
lipped down my cheek, hitting
seven rejection emails in my inbox. No prestigious architecture firm w
i
flashed acro
Chen, Chief Ope
terling Ar
ptional. We do not care about the media circus surrounding
. Monday.
a billion-dollar shark tank that chewed up the weak and spat them out. It was my only li
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