Married to the Billionaire CEO Who Hates Me

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hed herself to look angrily at the broken mirror on the wall. "I won't break.

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at her. Like the past was becomin

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ame in waves: "Fallen artist," "Who's the mystery man?""

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g it hard for her to breathe. She put her palms on her temples

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apped her fingers tightly around the paper. The note written in a

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features stand out. The video started again, and his voice pierced through the room like ice. "Marria

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