lunch that afternoon was a comp

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troduce me to his board members and those c

nd formality that naively led me to believe our relation

autiful dream to lower your defenses, only to shatter it

eted corridor toward his corner office. Through the half-

ed in a lively conve

ate stainless-steel bento box I

ascaded over her shoulders in effortless waves, and when she smiled, her e

erena said softly. "The break

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fted over his shoulder and landed on me, frozen in the hallway.

ally skipping over to me. "O

I was carrying. She feigned a frown. "Are you here to drop off Silas

ry. My blood sugar was so low this morning, and I was just dropping by, so Silas insisted

g smile. "I have to say, though, Nina,

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ring hers, and hid my f

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ity of this enti

tlines of a plan for revenge b