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guest room, eyes wide with shock and triumph. I had just finish

lacklisted across the entire industry! And listen-he's suing her for defamation because of t

use of the pregnancy itself, but because of the sheer brazenness of Ashlynn's deception,

f relief and renewed anger washed over me. Relief that Denver hadn't broken his own rules

t scheming witch. Now go show Vivian what you're made of,

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silver USB drive from my ba

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was dead silent except for the

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up and walked

o deliver a finished garment under the theme 'First Love,' and

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, my tight nerves finally relaxed, and I headed down

shlynn Salazar in the mirror, wearing a wrinkled trench coat and oversiz

a startled rat, her face twisting with

e you do

d to the sink beside her, turned on

family own the

me and let out a

for an errand girl job because Denver

odshot eyes glaring at me f

across the industry this morning just to prot

tic attempt to save face, confirming what Addison had told me earlier. Denver blackliste

you don't even qualify to

towel and dried m

n ripped off her sunglass

ou know how he described you in front

at, though I kept my

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her voice out wi

ent I bought with cash, she doesn

water, dragging me straight back to the cold oper

gers gripped the marble edge of the

to wild laughter and shoved past

, grabbed the back collar of her trench coat,

door with a loud thud as I pinned her ther

re what he calls me because he's

disgust, watching her sl

his ex-wife, so take your pathet

the restroom door open and walk