LOST IN THE BILLIONAIRE'S SCANDAL

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exhausting. "The school is having budget cuts. We

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though his eyes were sympathetic. "I'm sorr

that, it

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children's laughter, the scent of chalk and ink, all th

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my way home, and she sat on the floor with a pile of

k out my hair. The fatigue of the day hu

yes, her curls bouncing when she til

smile. "I'm jus

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from my friend, Aleeyah. She was a permanent

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t of a massive iron gate, my fist

mmaculate white walls, a sprawling garden, and wi

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ice answer

here for the car

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ension winding tigh

walked towards him. Tall, his suit immaculate,

re. One of the country's youngest billionai

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at. I hesitated, the

sleek, modern, and

sit down. "Do you have a

a teacher for three years.

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in shock. "That's it?

leave it,

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d the closed doors of this mansion, the on

my shoulders.

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