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Chapter 3 A DEAL SHE CAN'T REFUSE

Word Count: 1151    |    Released on: 22/01/2025

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to make ends meet. And if all of that were resolved

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exhausted recently. Are you cer

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and asked, "

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y do things in a professional manner. No per

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Contents

Chapter 1 A NIGHT OF WEAKNESS Chapter 2 THE COLD CEO Chapter 3 A DEAL SHE CAN'T REFUSE Chapter 4 SIGNING THE CONTRACT Chapter 5 PUBLIC APPEARANCES Chapter 6 A FRAGILE BOND
Chapter 7 VICTOR'S INTEREST
Chapter 8 MARISSA'S RETURN
Chapter 9 MARISSA'S INTRUSION
Chapter 10 VICTOR'S WARNING
Chapter 11 THE BETRAYAL OF THE BOARD
Chapter 12 NATHAN'S MISTAKE
Chapter 13 GRIFFIN'S FRUSTRATION
Chapter 14 MARISSA'S BLACKMAIL
Chapter 15 A GROWING RIFT
Chapter 16 VICTOR'S NEXT MOVE
Chapter 17 GRIFFIN'S CONFLICT
Chapter 18 A DANGEROUS ALLIANCE
Chapter 19 A LAST-DITCH SCHEME
Chapter 20 SHATTERED TRUTHS
Chapter 21 THE BREAKING POINT
Chapter 22 SHATTERED TRUST
Chapter 23 DANGEROUS ALLIANCES
Chapter 24 CRUSHED FAITH
Chapter 25 THE EDGE OF THE DEEP
Chapter 26 ALL OR NOTHING
Chapter 27 UNRAVELING THE TRUTH
Chapter 28 BETRAYAL CONFIRMED
Chapter 29 THE ARGUMENT
Chapter 30 BREAKING POINT
Chapter 31 SHATTERED BONDS
Chapter 32 SHADOWS CLOSING IN
Chapter 33 WEB OF DECEIT
Chapter 34 SHADOWS OF DECEPTION
Chapter 35 INTO THE LION'S DEN
Chapter 36 THE TRAP
Chapter 37 GRIFFIN'S REALIZATION
Chapter 38 RESCUE MISSION
Chapter 39 THE FINAL CONFRONTATION
Chapter 40 A NEW BEGINNING
Chapter 41 DISTANCE BETWEEN US
Chapter 42 A MYSTERIOUS LETTER
Chapter 43 Dark Shadows
Chapter 44 Shadows of the Past
Chapter 45 Shadows of the Past
Chapter 46 A Dangerous Truth
Chapter 47 Crossroads of Fate
Chapter 48 The Calm Before the Storm
Chapter 49 The Face of Fear
Chapter 50 The Return of the Unexpected
Chapter 51 Into the Fire
Chapter 52 Escape or Endgame
Chapter 53 Betrayal's Shadow
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