Caroline's stom
ough fabric of the sofa. Her entire bod
aucet and splashed freezing water onto her face, scrubbing her skin unti
p at the cracked
ng against her pale skin, was
eks. Her stomach twisted
ely dabbed it over the mark, pressing so hard
an oversized gray hoodie, grabbed her
e shop. The familiar, comforting smell of roasted beans and bu
sly looking out the large
. Last night, she had shoved the coffee shop's distinctive punch card and a recent receipt into her dress pocket-the sam
r blood
d illegally right in front of the coffee
door sw
red, charcoal-gray bespoke suit. He looked like
mediately dropped into a crouch, trying to make herself a
the door chim
wer of his presence made the noisy coffe
dar. They locked onto the small, trembling figure hu
her. He ignored the star
ase. The polished tip of his expensive lea
and-seek amusing?" his deep, mo
s she forced herself to stand up. She dusted of
hissed through gritted te
p suit-his assistant-stepped up beside him
o the empty table next to them
s across the top page were th
rs and flipped open the cover. Her eyes widened as she
ands on the table
captured everything last night," he stated
at him, her mo
y security team has already compiled a dossier that frames this as a calculated act of corporate espi
ghter. "Are you insane? That is the most ridicul
ped his
tack of legal files and high-resolution surveil
cial seals of three different top-tier law firms in Manhat
whisper. "If you do not marry me today, my legal team will ensure this laws
egal fees alone will destroy the middle-class life your parents spent thir
evaporated, instantly replaced
es. He wasn't bluffing. He had the mo
ar. She had messed with a man who existed in a st
gical defens
gry tears. Her jaw ached fro
ut, her voice breaki
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