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ver come across. She seemed ruthless, and
could tell that she was going to be a complete pain in
ng her workspace, I was just curious how far
nch my lips together to keep from laughing. The embarrassment that I saw then was the
told my driver as
he would be intimidated by me and run off, but she didn't. She su
paparazzi as I took a good long look at it. The windows were all t
rocess. I worked on the top floor mainly, where meetings and more office work were done. I
on, but I don't dare to use a machine. When it comes to steady hands, I lack them, and
expanded across the country and even gone international these last few years in Italy, Fr
eting, Mr. Knight?" as
going to partner wit
said the name like it
is in financial cri
a few drinks that one of his clients was threatening bankruptcy, then Stepha
rew together. "So
giving her money. No, I'm going to make the "Baddest Bitch in Fashion" wor
ing this just
want something from her. The fun of m
that you wan
s across my torso as I looked
ation, "You know you can g
rom anywhere. I want h
r you sa
eel and left my offi
ephanie Greene mine, even
to pay an unexpected visit to Steph
ken my entire building and turned it all into a single floor. I fo
hair and a stack of fabrics asked
anie G
e. I'll go tell her
Dominic
ned crimson red, "Oh, you're... right
possible to get Stephanie, wh
my first name yesterday. I'm not entirely used to people greeti
e," I smi
ed surprise. What
studio and discuss s
els. If I didn't have my contacts in, I would probably think that she was naked. I cleare
f of the floor is planning and the beginning steps
u do everyth
rs, but we send them out and have them manufactured elsewhere to lessen our shipping price
e, "You have co
ly need them, more like they would be a convenience. Maybe her contacts in Asia aren't of any use to me after a
s building with her teams. It seems like she has a thriving business after
ake our collaboration legit before we ge
opy of them and take
you want to d
was cozy with lots of natural light coming from the floor-to-ceiling windows, a
the wall as I answered her, "I wanted to look at your portfol
w breaths of silence. She was s
rtainly do some digging online to find any of
ay, I wanted to see your studio. So, two birds, on
one of my investors are here, so you w
can wait. I'm patient." I wanted to tel
d began searching for a p
f the shelf and found one ph
ah Gr
led at me. "My uncle. Are you a baseb
her. I played it cool and shrugged bef
I decide that I like you, I c
t pound slightly, but I contained my comp
o to me and I took it from her and hea
oat before looking through the large book. Stephanie s
y pocket earlier and opened them, beginning to chew loudly. Stephanie stopped
flipped through it, ignoring her glare