REBORN TO BE A BILLIONAIRE

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stairs continued faintly behind me. By the time I

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me whispered "maybe he stopped loving you a l

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into the darkness beside him. The mess

neliness inside this marriage had sta

istracting myself, I tried convincing myself not to go to the

Adrian's face the night befo

utside Imperial Hotel with shaking ha

lready. Maybe this was all a misunderstanding. Sti

he top floor. My heartbeat became unbea

. Maybe I should leave. Then I heard a woman laugh soft

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spoke. "The partnership deal was just finalized y

ly, the deal is secure now. What's th

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ies want this, the company needs this. Honestly, the o

t choked on my breath. I suddenly

drian barely looked at me but smiled at every

exhaustion was the reason he became distant. For still loving him afte

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My vision had already gone blurry. I stepped backward

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