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e greeted them. "Please, f

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oughed, slamming the glass down.

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ran cold. She

rosted glass door to the

s tie was crooked, his hair messy, and his

gnoring the manage

ff," Anson

o a fist, protecting the ring. "

pat. He reached for her, grabbing her upper arm. His fingers dug int

jumping up. She shoved Anson's

ing his grip. "Stay out of this, li

l your trust fund, Eliza. Your entire life i

fear that had been choking her for y

all her strength. She stumb

aid. Her voice shook

e. "What d

ymore. You aren

law?" Anson laughed darkly. "I contr

d, Anson,"

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ined away, replaced by shock. "Married? T

how to treat a wom

his hand. It was an instinct, a m

r inch, two large security guar

and was under the desk, pressing a silent alarm. "You ne

Eliza. He saw the ring on her fing

d his han

ll ruin him. I will bankrupt him and leave him i

ound and s

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retreating figure. "You are banned from al

idn't l

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to try to rui

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