The Blind Billionaire's Scandalous Fake Wife

switch, flipped in the dark. One moment, nothing. T

ing in her chest that had nothing to do with logic and everything to do with survival. This part of the ac

and blinding. She squeezed her eyes shut, forcing te

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oked at the monitor beeping rhythmically beside her head. She adjusted a dial on the IV drip with

aked. The sound was

. Just a clinical assessment. She poured a small cup from a pitcher and held t

voice gaining a fraction of strength.

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to correct her, to tell her her name

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he said, her voice sharp, cutting t

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I have no patience for your games today, of all days. Th

, her heels clicking on the

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ered. "That's a rich perform

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ld her gaze, her own eyes wide and wet with manufactured tears. She was a yog

Ainsley said, her voice risi

y. Then, a slow, cruel smi

aid softly. "Amnesia. Ho

lled out a folded newspaper. She threw it onto

it up. Her hand

black letters: EATON'S SCANDAL

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me," Ainsle

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felt heavy on her

ley repeated.

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aid. "Welcome back. Can yo

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e newspaper. "Carson

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piece of acting, even if she did say so herself. She was in a body that

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at the Manhattan skyline. It w

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