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mpanion", an elegant woman, with hard features and a penetrating gaze, dressed in black, as if to better embody the aura of

ngled. She observed the woman, noting every detail of her appearance: her elegant gestures, her erect posture, the confidence that emanated from each of her movements. Jax

that didn't reach the eyes. Their exchange lasted only a fraction of a second, but she fel

t? » said the woman in a soft voice, a

er discomfort. "Yes, that's

almost cold attention. "Jaxon only hires th

ain calm. "I guess he saw

avel the mystery of the other. The heroine felt that this woman had more things to sa

table, a slight ironic smile at the corner of her

eigning ignorance. "What

An alliance of mutual interest. You may be new to this business, so let me give y

to Jaxon. Their relationship was only a formal agreement, a facade intended to satisfy the expectatio

ensity. "Jaxon is... complex. And he has his own secrets.

ss so. But I guess that's wh

ed sound, as if she understood perfectly what the heroine mean

efforts to convince herself that she was simply playing a role to get closer to Jaxon, she had begun to feel something deeper

n. She would be the one who would discover the flaws behind his shell, the one who would force him to show his true nature. Bec