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s curating, waiting for the perfect moment to tell
nd, Harper. A reporter nearby whispered the truth that stopped my heart: Harp
a scandal would ruin the company. Then came the ultimatum that shattered my soul. He wanted me t
said. "She needs this
d, and my own parents sold me out, releasing a statement that I had suffered a mental breakdow
. To keep me "calm," Gabe hande
umber I had found in my adoption papers years ago. A number belo
ll my baby," I whispe
was low, terrifying, and
com
pte
y, a pixelated secret captured in low light, but the ti
uckling a silver tray of champagne flutes that suddenly weighed a
s lau
ssively against the small of Harpe
the screen didn't catch the chandelier's glare. "Gabe Sullivan and Harper Nicholso
spin. It simply
lve weeks
sly curating, wearing a designer gown that was beginning to pinch my waist, waiting
st the shell of Harper's ear. She giggled-a sound that carried over th
gesture. A gesture that bel
n the tra
ra
ke a gunshot. Champagne exploded across the floor, soaking the
sharp, calculating annoyance. He muttered something to Harper, patted her
ers dug into my flesh hard enough to bruise. "Wh
voice was hollow, a ghost of a
e simply scanned the perimeter, eyeing the reporter
muttered throug
the champagne-slicked floor. Harper watched us go. She didn't look g
aiting room and slammed the door.
" I asked again,
ce. It was a mistake. But she's fragile, Charlotte.
nd fractured into a sob. "I'm pregn
I waited for him to fall to his knees, to apol
is hair and sighed-a sound of pu
ead. "Listen to me. The IPO is next week. If the investors find out I ha
epped back
." He stepped closer, his voice dropping to a persuasive, sickening purr. "You can go to the countryside. Secretly. Have
ched. Acid ros
o your mistress?" I whispered,
," he said, as casually as if he were
lfi
years. The man I had breathed for. He w
ening. I turned toward the door. "I'm
said. "Yo
on the other side. It was his mother, Eleanor
, smoothing his lapels. "It's the hormon
the carpet. "Take her to the car," she ordered the guards. "And
uch me!"
iability to be removed. As they dragged me out the back exit, aw
watching
to see if he w

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