The Caged Beast

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on the floor. "Lilliana, have

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m going to sta

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m the doorway to the coffee

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up under the bed, her teeth chatt

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d played the hide-and-seek game countles

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enly lifted, and an upside-down face

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blank, and her

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inctively tried to retreat

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na pleaded, her

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ashed across his eyes. Yet the next second, he smiled

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and carried her to the bathroom, star

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ilent, ignoring Lilliana's constant p

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ex with her, sweating profusely, until she cried and

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d he stop to

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and gently massaged her

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She might be stubborn, but at the end of the day,

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he red marks on her wrist, gen

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's

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ge to pull her hand back

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but now, she was already numb.

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late from some guy, and Sean

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ked her, feeling distressed for

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that if she continued to resist him, she would

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go mad. She gritted her teeth, silently calcula

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d it was already afternoon. She w

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ed by the sensa

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m squatting by the bed, feed

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be uncomfortable squatting on

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immediately flashed a sunny smi

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at he was very hand

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rls, and when he smiled, he had two sh

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ike a spring lily, un

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g boy have any bad intentions? Li

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him with the monst

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a handsome boy had kept her trapp

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r head, her face pale. Thinking of l

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hen rewarded her. Wha

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he said, p

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d her face wi

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n you n

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ssed his forehead against hers. "When I held

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n't help

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her body ached terribly. Seeing hi

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lly not

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a dodge

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. After a few seconds, she sneaked a glan

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ir covering half his face, with

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d at me, aren't you?

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last night. I shouldn't have treated

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owever you want. Ju

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hur

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this. Every time he acted like th

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was ag

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y back then. He is my classmate, and all he did was give

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led up in

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oked a

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is head, his eyes co

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es one l

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rowned and

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ined gaze fixed on her. "I don't allow

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was utterly defeated whe

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ilence, closing her eyes and

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ere be someo

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. How could he

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idn't know if she could hold

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gged tightly from behind,

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h. I've given you all my firsts. I want you t

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rapping her up as if embr

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forced to b

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matter what, she had to hold

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d a smile. "Good boy. Don't be afraid. I will always be yours. You don't need t

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oyed, like a child who had rec

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OK? I don't want your hands

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tiently, gently p

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you. I'll listen to

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d into her

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od

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kissed hi

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does it s

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tly and gent

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hurt in a

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orced

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. It's all

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ut to her waist and gently ma

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it. Seeing that man talking to Lilliana, giving her hot chocolat

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e his. How could she

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got up to find something to eat. Sh

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e had

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strength because the agre

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d forced herself to drink it. When she raise

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and the bindings lef

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lly began to trust

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ing along well. He even allowed her to

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e yesterday was an acciden

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lassmate, how could

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ng tortured by him all night,

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the him these next few day

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al these days. Actually, he was a

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e went a bit crazy

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tching dramas, he nestled

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her phone, he teamed up

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py, he leaned over, lettin

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ted researching recipes and m

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snacks, cakes, and hot

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long, he massaged h

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she didn't leave him,

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happy, he'd liste

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first, but she found that

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d he'd beam with joy all day long. She did

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't touched her. He only kissed the top

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r week

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particularly

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hing TV to adjust herself. She would only occasionally glance

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ed, she was startled that her back wa

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olate from that plac

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," Sean said, carrying the hot chocol

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said absentmindedly and t

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ike hot choco

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smi

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the straw and handed th

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ke out in a

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her best t

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e said, taking a sip

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precatingly, "Lilliana, you're so devoted to y

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ile was filled with l

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ys by his side, and even though they ate

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dn't want to admit that she might still dislike him and that her

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greedy. He had her body, y

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once a thought took ro

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some fantasies, hoping she'd lov

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tle would

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head in silence, not knowing wh

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he should

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she

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give the hot c

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le, shaking the hot

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really

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brightness in her eyes, h

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?" he

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ate for her many time

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like swe

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d him better than s

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it a try. He wanted to know what kind o

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his lap and staring into his eyes. She took

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went blan

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see was her face, and all he could t

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et, so sweet that he felt a dizz

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ionately, he sudden

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e panting and holding her hand tha

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pped mid-air, her h

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ghtened around t

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d, she regained

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on't w

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ed with

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ing at her with hidde

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not fully re

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eathed a si

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rough with her that day

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ried about

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had a bit of conscience left. But th

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as determine

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ady," she said, gentl

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r and could no long

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e was never good at controlling him

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e initiative, and just sitting there qui

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den object from the hot chocolate lid, and a cold l

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ver and gradually close,

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villa, alarms so

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made

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rs had

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been sleeping

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month six years ago and the way

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st ha

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she ha

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he imprisoned her, yet no one noticed she was missing. Even n

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bout her. Wasn

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me, the first thing her stepmother Cara Buckley

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treat her well since she was

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and scolded, "You've graduated, but you don't look for a job. You hang out with those unsavory guys all day.

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stepsister. At that mom

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oned and tortured, she h

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ft that home and found h

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s but chose to work behind t

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otlight. Besides, she lacked th

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s, one couldn't even land a

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s, some who were somewhat popular, some who w

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d her an up-and-coming star fr

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t singing and dancing, and had a large follo

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red a rising s

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n a highly anticipated Boys' Love Ad

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wild. He was a regular at nightclubs, a notorious flirt, wit

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ted issues. At this critical moment in the casting for "From Brother

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onship as well as a character with a likable personality

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tor who hadn't made it big

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at whoever got this role

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s role, but the investor and the director's

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limmer of

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almost a certainty. The director's team was very satisfied with his appearance, acting skil

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ors' opinions counted, but in fact, it was

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s crucial. She was abou

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en Olive Restaurant. Lilliana spent alm

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h exquisite makeup

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f innocence and mature allure, as well as a t

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commented that her looks were

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to work behi

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quire much attention to appearance,

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ght, she might even need to use her

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he took a few ant

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just tagging along. After some inquiries, she l

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ally broke her bracelet. She frowned. Since the investors had already taken their

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er

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evator, feeling an inex

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let was defini

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nfirmed. It really wasn't a good omen. At the d

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reported to the police, and no on

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follow up on his fate. She knew he wouldn

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s. She never expected that her first encounter with o

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rrington, dominating the real estate, mining, and natural gas

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a real

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pursued him six years ago, practicall

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it even mo

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pt for

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r interested in making a toas

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oned today. Miss Buckley is young and capable. She has managed quite a few

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off guard when she heard her name. She qui

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be young and capable in front of you and Mr. Clayton.

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man in the suit sitting at the

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like this is the fi

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huck

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es were ut

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ly at Neil and then at Lilliana. Suddenly, he seemed to unde

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ble was stunned, a

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Lilliana was

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en she came in here, an

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e in such a setting, so she naturally wouldn't shamele

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w each other to avoid embarrassment. Yet his s

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r. Clayton, of course,

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gain. "Miss Buckley, but I feel li

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tea

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ed. She felt she s

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ing things dif

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ot? Her failed pursuit of him years

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e's such a busy man! Well, since everyone here knows each other, Mis

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y not work together and make

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passing the buck. He had already cho

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a nui

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her. "Let's get straight to the point. For the male lead, we'll go w

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directors present

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male lead was

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two main roles. The second male lead had fewer lines and more

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subtle, they'd be accused of wooden acting; if they were

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role no o

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ctions regarding N

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all expressed

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oice, Mr. Clayton. Which you

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ked with

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, currently in Authkerland. He'll be learning a lot f

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hiver down her sp

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k her like tha

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ided hi

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He raised his

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Mr. Clayton.

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e it

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we'll take goo

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tasteless, finally

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ad to stand at the doo

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is black Lincoln and suddenly stopped, turn

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h

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ana f

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respond, she br

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o drink tonight. I wouldn't want to di

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t her without

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ed and got i

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g the events in her mind, wondering if he

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asn't the type to approach he

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layton Family was wealthy and powerful, and she was being mistreated by Cara in th

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ayton Family's son, Neil. Ba

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d Neil, so he spoiled Neil a lot. She had to

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e. He had countless ex-girlfriends, m

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roach him, a boy moved into the neighborin

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relative of Neil's dad, well-beh

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ted helping Sean with his studi

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way they did. She barely got to see Neil b

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r a headache. Recently, she had been fee

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about Sean to ease her mind, but

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ghed d

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eadied herself against a flowerbed, took a moment to comp

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s dark and oppressive, and the st

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she had walked countless t

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d the rustling of

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artle

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alert, stopped, and loo

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s no one

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behind a tree in the flow

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just

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ally calmed down. The elevator was just ahead.