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enormous living room all night

ld be legally married to a man I'd only met twice. If

nt door opened. Gannon walked in, carr

ut his green eyes

folder from his suit jacket and pla

birth certificate. And beneath it, the original

don

red, the words gettin

osened his tie and sank wearily

et and set it on the table. A small, faded

had thrown him out years ago. My hands trembled as I picked up the letters. The moment I saw the fa

lding back for two days threatened to spill over. I qui

d softly. He didn't ask questions. He

t my heart. For the first time in years, I felt as if a

self and looked up. "The Hicks...

m their new cash cow. They're probably st

I could picture their greed

d up. "I'm going to take a shower. Leo wil

k the NDA to the kitchen, found a lighter

a symbol of my humiliation and powerles

ers. One was our prenuptial agreement. The other was th

designed to protect you. Once you're married, that five million and the shares in AuraTech

y one-sided. It protected me, and only m

ual clothes, his hair still damp. He looked less

ead it?" h

looking at

"I want a business partner, not a canary in a cage. I need

oo intense. I h

more hesitation. I signed my nam

"Excellent. Mr. Farley, Mrs. Farley. With all the p

arley," made my en

of it. He walked over to me, leaned down,