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arth cou

the first time in my life, I was thoroughly crushed in a battle of words. If he were not my billionaire

arrived." An older maid app

iately, his dark gaze

olden hair, my mixed heritage had always drawn attention, but beneath

id, letting out a breath so fai

did I have after tangling with the ap

last night. The sight of that massive mattress made my palms break into a cold sweat, even t

at stepped into the room. Winston turned, walked out int

logy screen, or a forced morning-after injection to purge an

ti-inflammatory gel. She had me loosen the high collar of my suit and gently massaged the translucent bal

magic, dulling the throb

nds, wishing the floor would open up and swa

private foyer, Winston had alrea

downstairs wa

ame recruitment drive, and started on the very same day. The only difference was that while I was grinding away as an entry-l

rage, Liam flashed me a wide, mischievous grin. My dignity fe

my forehead against the cool tinted window, and mut

or four years, and I have never seen you drink that much champagne. You climbed into the wrong car, saw the boss sit

the man has notorious germaphobia. He was practically paralyzed, terrified to move a muscle, while you w

g my burning face in my hands as the h

nsidering you live alone, the boss figured you were too wasted to take care of

rced a stiff,

am glanced over, scanning my

s due. The man had uncanny foresight; my

, pointing a finger at m

too much of a gentleman," Lia

le out with heavy sarcasm. "A

d was easing back into the rhythm, and plenty of senior staff were still enjoying paid

r was the CEO's personal transport; if anyone from the design studio saw me stepping o

r and darted straight into

after scent-neutralizing contraceptive pill. I had no idea whether he had tak

determined to squash any possibility of an un