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te to escape the overwhelming guilt and shame of what h

ll outgrown the frightened little girl

ught I could never get past. That one sinful night with Ge

good. And every time I looked at him, I was reminded of that on

ay out of my misery, building a luxury wellness and skincare empire,

iod. Now, I didn't have to live off anyone's help and get humiliated in ret

with Apex Capital, the most powerful private equity firm in the country. And t

that he was a legendary investor and business magnate wi

ger to finally meet the formidable man who

and tucked in mine. We took the elevator to the 32nd fl

ently until the receptionist loo

y for you now, ma'

my mind replaying

Bro

really

ewly launched empire, owned by a man who ha

ybe I was just overthinking it. Maybe it was just a c

ing closely behind me. When we reached the end of the corrido

tly. "Kindly knock before you enter. Mr Bro

standing smile before tur

t as I lifted my hand towar

arp voice answe

ught aside, tightening my grip on the doorknob and pushing t

to his laptop. He seemed to be unaware of our

." He said, lifting his head, but

lic

was poison on his lips, h

esemblance he had with Leo. He looked... familiar too. But despite

ughts, Leo ran forward, wrappi

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