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rately, as if giving those words time to fully sink in. "We hope you can come. Cole s

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up of coffee on her desk, still steaming, watching

ganize his collaboration proposal with West Corporation, personally assisted him in revisin

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later did she realize she had person

negotiations. By the time Alana noticed wh

ing that he and Sophia were more com

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personally made

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words that had clearly rushed to her lips, and started

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arrying an eerie calm, the calm before a st

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en pushed a coffee cup toward

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partners. And I still need to secure a permanent position here. If I do not do what she

, something churning in her eyes that

her head. "Don't look at me like tha

phia didn't have it out for me, she never would have set her sights

n't said it, Al

and the bad blood between Sophia and Eve went way ba

iness world, never finding another chance to face off with Eve directly, so she'd

l's boyfriend was probab

tone calm and certain. "Cole made his own

nd looked up again, her

ed cards from her bag and slapped them on the desk. "You're not going

d saw two invitation

charity gala. Black-label invitation only,

toward her, the corner of

ballroom tonight. What you need to do isn't attend someo

rowned.

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up her mind about something, t