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work, and walked out twenty min

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him. He looked

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ists clenched. "Watch

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housekeeper,"

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ear, "then the man who lost his housekeeper can't even dress himself p

, choking him slightly

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wrist. His grip

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rter's sleeve

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, though his heart was racing. "

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them if they hire her, Schneider Holdings pulls ou

legal retaliation

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housekeeper,"

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