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’t matter. I was just the r

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n’t we ever have a life as normal people do?” I held his hand. “Let’s get out o

ove them wrong.” The moment he pulled his hand away, I knew

e him through my blurry eyes. “Don’t do th

y, Princess. I’m so sorry. I hope, o

go, p

while I was asleep. That was the first

at I wanted. He just left. He left me when I needed him the most, when everyone, including my people and parents, t

ke. It broke my heart over and over again. I wanted to hide—somewhere

e, I cast myself away. And here I was, l

.” Heera was an ea

e found a better job at K & B Designs. That was how I found their

s is great too, ha

Heera. Who knows? Maybe one of these days, you will bump

nt someone who’s strong and values his family, b

looking for him, he’ll jus

your

but I can’t stand a person who doesn’t value someone’s opinio

as a lot on

t every day like my boss, who ha

interest. “What’s with you and your b

he’s goo

” She widened her e

“Fine. He’s fine

rd in admitti

r. I can’t afford to be late. Mr. Grump

penthouse in this building. I joined my officemate in the elevator. Befo

s went

athing

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eyes were pinned at mi

asked,

stured his hand. The o

ficemate was patien

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elevator slid close be

t a notice i

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are we

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black sedan. A car door w

e ordered,

o the car. Rome was already sitting on the othe

e afternoon. I’m

shut my mo

conscious sitting next to my b

y mind went back to my dream. What was that all about? And why all of a

you o

rned my hea

ping the iPa

ne. Tha

ng next to me in the car. You can

ll righ

an, there are a lot of British and foreigne

British?” I arched a brow

our resume. I pr

humiliation and heal my broken heart. Three y

r about that. Is

on. So as

at was al

front of the Kross Tower, his

nk y

yguard,

meet you,

ed on his name and his goatee

us. I didn’t know why I had to join him, meeting his friend. I’d rather work on my desk since he

re we were going, and I was already holding my bo

my hand on his arm, I had

H

ngston. Miss Storm. M

led at Mrs. Cre

ked and

s op

He went directly to get the baby girl sitting

ed the baby and kissed the chubb

you, too.

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ut, laughing, not caring a

you are,

g. “I remember when Romare called me ma’am. Please,

answered shyly a

h me. Is he still

e was still busy w

look

at Adle

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you’re tall. Are you

e gorgeous than in t

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ed with

you bring m

by in his arms like it weigh

e introduced me to her child, “This is A

t. “Done my part. You wanna mee

” I ignored a little discomfort in my ch

omare missed a few weekends, though. And I

nly didn’t kn

s with her fr