rra
hypocritical mansion behind us. I watched the explosive comments o
gratitude genuine. Tonight would no
till fixed on the road. His tone was flat. "
meant George or Be
r his motives for helping me. There's no such thi
?" I asked directly. I hate
huckle, but it was gone in an inst
nstead pulling the car up in f
d, unbuckling his seatbelt. H
eed. On my own territory, I at l
'd cleared out the last of George's things. Burton was so tall
wept over the trash bag in the corner, filled with George's thing
ass of water. "Te
o glow under the lights. He stared at me
ing I'd mishea
as cool as if he were discussing a business deal. "Afte
mess. "Why me? We ba
ement and need a new start to get out of this mess. I need a wife to de
elders had been pressuring him to choose a mate f
fire; I wasn't about to jump into another. Besides, I was a
ion dollars," Bur
t. One hundred million dolla
ill dare to trouble you again," he continued, upping the ante. "You can use
d to start a company? I
explained, "I did some backgroun
l freedom, to completely break away from my family, and to start the business I
time, his voice low and dangerous. "Don't mistak
A pure transaction, no emotional entan
look him straight in the eye. "But th
e money will be in your account tomorrow morning.Then, we'll g
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