Fifty Million Reasons To Hate Him

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t. Fifty million dollars. A trust fun

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ristine, understated Chanel suit.

r lower lash line. She looked shattered. She

exhaustion wash over him. He wa

letting his gaze drop

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st letter of his name, a sharp, piercing

dom! I finally shook of

dilated. His wrist

his eyes darting aroun

sat frozen, hold

her shoulders shaking as she

. The room was pr

hand and rubbed his temples. The

he Torres Group merger. He was sleep-depriv

eared ink on the paper. He took a slow

his hand

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hand turn

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tared at her flawless, tear-

lifted her head. Her eyes were red

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raspy, broken sound of a devastated wife.

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ng in his brain was

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ast the chair ne

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orney stammered. "Is there

ack into her seat, a fresh

the fabric until her knuckles turned white. She

. He closed the distance bet

lowing her small frame. He stared down into

, avoiding his aggres

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was crystal clear. It

tep back. The shock hit his

ect, submissive wife. She never raised

head, she was cursing

tion burned the back of his

The thick blue veins on the backs

She slowly reached out with

ght the edge o

gged aloud, her voice crac

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th curled into a terri

ly back to his chair. He sat dow

relief. A flash of cunning satisfaction da

son s

above the paper. He watched Iris's should

r. He loved holding her by the t

n said, his voice a

the p

sum payment of fifty m

head sn

from her face, replaced

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arrison actually winced. The sheer f

gal pad, wiping sweat from his forehead.

his chair. He crossed

woman teetering on the e

s willing to take this performance. He wanted to watch the mask crack under pre