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brought to carefully conceal the exhaustion on my face.

negotiation. I could

d email from Chloe. The subject:

ormation was far more detailed t

his cold, precise methods. Under his leadership, Apex Holdings had d

emanded absolute obedience. Any teammate who

email was about

"All sources point to one conclusion: Blak

gossip sites occasionally snapped photos of him with models

eply distrustful, even disgusted, by intimacy. He o

news. A man who didn't believe in love, only in

would be purely transaction

. "Those lowlifes. I heard the Hayes family is pul

ldn't just make them infamous. I would defeat them in the ar

asn't just about self-preservation. It was a declara

t. The woman in the mirror looked back at me, her eyes sharp,

th and walked out

-rimmed glasses was already waiting. He looked to

ham, Mr. Sterling's personal attor

ture poised. "Mr.

h other. I braced myse

ss Matthews, this is a draft of a partnership

beat faster. All my prepared speeches

n I saw the title, my

s Services Agreement" or an

a Marriage and Pr

I could barely think. Marr

aring at Leo Graham in d

cussing the weather. "Exactly what it says. Mr. Sterling is not propos

n struck by lightni

be his girlfriend. His pla

ane. We had

my voice. "Why? Wh

ontract is far more binding than any PR agreement. It would also be the most effect

ndered onto a giant's chessboard. Every move I t

e was back from a morning workout, dressed in black athletic wear, a ligh

corner of his mouth tugged up i

d things. So, Miss Faye Ma