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acket and plopped on the so

yes, a pert nose, and lush lips. Her features were

ned designer, Rose, would turn out to be so

d at the memory of y

is woman gave him an inexpli

aly

that his wife was a

black-rimmed glasses over her pi

salynn queried, barely resisting the in

ch a cruel

not even once in two years. But now that they were getting a

hell was

Brian asked in

ht," Rosaly

you were so ha

back and sm

u flatter me. You and I both know that m

ith her, then it was only righ

fer a loss, even i

assigned to you. I don't want to wake up to the realization that I've made

design is all I know. I am not interested in tak

ldn't have let Keegan manage the st

t yours to make." Brian's ga

ing like she was forced into d

on purpose in retaliation f

do you

brows, a faint smile

o be certain that her assump

clenched i

anything you need. And if you do well on this project, I won'

xpression. Before he realized

get back at her, it was also to help her deve

usiness. Why did you buy it?"

in the eye and repli

force of a storm, and for a moment, she almost

s charms, and he had no qualms ab

her gaze and trie

t Brian was

e her to monopo

? I'd like t

is response and was alread

ke this w

a folder in

to take it, but her clumsy feet tripped over

he knew, she was

wafted over to his nose,

sce

ynn, she was

e red as a tomato. "I am so very sorry

hard edge to it. "Where wer

incredibly pleasant, as well. It gave

were saying that this woman before him was the