Blackwood had requested an investor dossier and she would deliver one that left no room for criticism. Her research was meticulous. She dug into campaign analytics,

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ffice with her ner

suit sharp against the backdrop of city skyscrapers.

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missed on

opped. "What

harp. "You didn't te

thought you wanted

r judgment, insight and analysis." He tossed the report o

at if she sounds presumptuous? Or maybe she sh

argets, but he doesn't take risks. The numbers are quite stable. It

amed. "Interestin

to avoid failure. If I were in his shoes, I'd take a bolder strategy. I will test a new a

ment, Damien

n his chair, watching

on, Miss Monroe. Keep speaking like th

through the office....Ari

iled jealousy. Jake Holloway, in particular, found her by

oles in someone else's ship while

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nyone," Aria said calmly. "I

"Careful, Aria. Around here, doing y

nding there and

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ke you belong there." Aria opened it immediately. It was an invitation to a high-profile charity auct

d of discount blouses and practical flats. Nothing about her screamed "billionair

ue she'd passed a dozen times. The owner, a swee

something spe

t makes people forget I do

led. "Then I have

gown, sleek and elegant, with just enough dra

s beautiful." Rosa smiled. "It was made for a wo

avings and for the first time, she di

nt not as the girl who had been broken..

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thing unreadable in his expressio

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ay, his footsteps echoing in

ely recognized her reflection. Gone was the small-town girl with heartbreak in her eyes. Gone wa