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n when there is an active legal dispute over the trust?"
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ntly swallowed by a heav
basic communication, that they automaticall
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d out every credit card she owned, alon
. "Run them. All of th
long receipts, draining the money sh
but a strange, weightless sense of freedom wash
one rang. It was Zara, her bes
rushed straight to th
n the vintage sofa, pale and clutching her stomach, lo
Arden a hospital
en fighting the bleeding for weeks, but my body finally gav
er knees, hugging
ll take over ever
r at a massive stack of fo
art curation project for their new cultur
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her hands
s contract was massive. It would also put their s
o pay for her mother's future medical bills and secur
. "Are you really ready to walk into
lder. She looked Za
anymore. I am the o
offee, tearing apart Zara's original proposal and injecting her own a
ailored black suit. She applied a bold red lips
and took a cab to the Monroe Grou
the skyscraper, Arden took a deep breath of the
obby, her high heels clicking loud
ont desk smiled warmly. "G
er tone polite but icy. "I am here as the vendo
designated visitor elevators, pressing the button
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