house thirty minutes bef
h her hair carefully tied back and not a trace of cosm
entally reviewing the contract sh
, followed by a peaceful separat
each other. Neither party would have any obligat
the arrival of a modest black car. It
, her gaze immediately fell upon
t, she forgot
the car and approached her, his figur
His eyebrows were well-defined, his nose perfectly sculpted, a
ly in a black sweatsh
e elevated the inexpensive ensemble to
t this refined, impeccably handsome man, Julian Shaw, wa
ching her. His deep voice possessed a peculiar charm th
Kaylee steered the conversation toward business. "Mr. Shaw, you've alread
lian interjected. His towering fig
"For starters, a marriage without intimacy isn't something I'll agree to. Also, throughout tho
She retreated instinctively, putting some distan
ed unfathomably dark. "Ms. Marsh, since you want to use me to
pulse s
ore she could think better o
ficult." Julian's voice grew lower as he looked
mands before answering, "I can't promise to accept y
sely, a trace of amuse
rush," he
ent hunter, coaxing h
cruelty and the shame he had forced upon her surfaced in he
on appeared in Julian's eyes bef
, staring at the official marriage document clasped betwe
eally mar
e wife of a man s
red to leave, Kaylee's pho
e appeared o
riefly, then an
? I'll come over, and we can fin
arrogance, the tone of someone who had always
ide her, then answered without the slightest hint
me a break, Kaylee. You refused to sleep with me throughout our entire three-year relationship, and now, you ex
broad hand reached over and t
is ear. His expression remained unre
ng no interest in hearing wha
fixed on the man looking so protective of her. A
ht finally be able to lower her guard around someone. Jul
e she turned away. He watched her retreating figure, the coldness in h
een seve
en years to bring he
ake certain she never
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