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arms resting against the pillows. His dark hair was tousle

. My heart pound

hell w

. The last thing I remembered was the club. The

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the man, and I immediat

shit,

head, my hands trembling. My heels were in the corner, and I snatched them up

pounding. The moment my fingers wrapped around t

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could see

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the h

s Andrew fuc

of the people who ruined my life. T

ng back. "Of all the people in

an a hand through his messy dark hair, watching me with

snapped. "What the hell

pened, sweetheart. Yo

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ss, Maria. Kept saying you wanted to fo

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ing. I would never willing

ust me,"

y, you didn't seem di

llow-and hurled it at him. He ca

, Walker,"

rmed out, my heart racing,

worst mista

stopped to breathe as I rushed down the stairs, ignoring the stares from the hot

hell just

d spinning in a thousand directions. Andrew Walker. Of

of my chaotic thoughts. I looked down and sa

tated before ans

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rwood Enterprises. We need y

hitched.

or the PA position. Be

h twisted

had looked me up and down like I was less and sneered at my weight. He had suggeste

a complete los

's impatient voice broug

be there," I stamme

ed before I could a

e for a seco

to Susan's place. Hell, I didn

ght's red dress and worse still, I barely had enough

it

now, I'd be late, and I wasn't a

a job. Get in, wor

nd gave the address, my hea

-

I walked in with as much confidence as I

r eyes flicking to my dress before pasting on

tionist down a long hallway. My heels clicked

. Conway's office, the

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got here in tw

burden. "Whatever. The CEO wa

urrowed. "

his pen impatiently. "He p

wed my nerves a

working for him. And second, if you don

ll." I st

large double doors at the end of the hall. "

g my dress. This is fine. Just act professional.

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hen I

desk, leaning back like he owne

ach dro

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