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her voice, e

oney ourselves. Why would I need to marry int

ruck Melinda rig

ravagant type. He wouldn't indulge her vanity or let her flaunt wealth rec

er family's downfall... if not for her ex-husband's failure... why wo

ession d

Sandra pre

y, Uncle's favorite will always be Andrea. She's his bi

, then add

ss up eventually. But now? It's like she suddenly woke up. Look how happy Uncle

crimson nails dug into the edg

s stripping her of Charles' protection. Once s

it up. "Mom...

across the tabletop. She leaned in and whispere

curled into a

see how long you

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were separated by j

uch as scraped his hand, her heart would ache. Now? Imaginin

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, sleep, study. Sometime

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was too str

. She focused on her food, treat

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ven reached for his wallet, i

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early. How a

rved into a

e-a sentimental romance about childhood sweethearts. She'd cried

moment she'd

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me take

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e harder it was, the more obsessed they became. Especially men

e wouldn't m

. Just enough warmth

you drove s

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d Sandra weren't around. The housekeeper

ng clothes,

influence, she was fiercely loyal to Andrea. The tw

as cleaning Madam's room today and accidentally ov

d-everything she'd heard while

reaction after he

o easily. In fact, that was perfect. The deeper

this conversation. Maybe her rebirth had alre

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of warmth in her che

y. Thank you f

nantly. "But those two are absolutel

rete evidence. Even if we told my dad, he wouldn't act

ly, and the smile at he

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