revealing a man whose features were so pe

dore Brooks, the current

gion, their reach extending across industries and politics. For someone of his stature, who w

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ompletely devoid of warmth-a tone that c

licked open fr

he instinctively pushed the door shut again and forced

ssionless face. His eyes lingered on her composed expression

e him, picked up a document, and extended it toward her. His b

e for a moment before she fi

n men, yet the faint cedarwood fragrance he wore was unex

Marissa opened the door and s

s owner perfectly. As the car moved, Marissa stared down at the report

ned out she was the real dau

ght Pharma, the nation's largest pharmaceutical company, and had built countless charitable foundations. They

er family, who had raised

her, insisting her biological

st made Mariss

er a long pause, she finally asked, her voice calm but edged with amusement, "So... are you the husband my real

ly" parents they mocked had arranged for her to marry the

sing attitude rubbed T

ight filtering through the window and dancing in her eyes, turning them into pools of quiet defianc

pped a few degrees colder. "A