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crossed her face. She'

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family fortune, was the ulti

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uished with her practiced sweetnes

already sunk her claws into him

ke she stole everyt

eping my face impas

dy dismissing me. "Ethan Prescott will be there. He'

he was the one with class. I

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d hair, her expensive (thoug

Selects," catering to women who aspi

s I entered, he

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ed this was a

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lue dress was fine, but he

. Ethan Prescott is a major catch. Je

me. I was just a backdro

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