The Billionaire's Forbidden Fiancee

ed to the door at eye level

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he looked at a set of blueprints. As

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want to pay me to pret

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least, wa

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e desk to shake her hand, the way he would

and he did not let go quite a

said. "Since we will

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's mine," he said.

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