Beneath the Billionaire's Charm.

behind her. The waves crashed against the cliff in a relentless rhythm, a sound

asked, his tone lac

it open, her movements deliberate. "Now we talk. And no, this isn't where I ask you abo

e been a waste of b

aintly. "Don

his knees. "All right, Doc. Let's get this

e pen against her notebook, "why do

don't hate therapy. I hate wastin

tried it

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you know it d

ee how talking to a stranger about my problems is going to fix

handle," she countered. "And sometimes, just sayi

. "Trust me, Doc. My pro

ve built an empire. You clearly know how to ha

ltered, just

ot here because your board thinks you're stressed, Theo. Y

d, his jaw

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owed was heavy, charg

ooked away. "You're very go

to thi

ach his eyes. "Fine. You want honesty? Here it is-I don't sleep. Not more than a

idn't write anything. Instead, she nodded,

he light in his eyes

ing him the spa

why he'd even said that much. Maybe it was the way she looked

ago. We were on the way to some gala. I was driving. There was...

ed," Nora s

enched so tightly it

silent, her

ermath. The media circus. The lawsuits. People blaming me, reporters camped outside my door

ept her expression calm. "And you

laugh. "Guilt doesn't

It sounds like you've spent the past seven years pun

fened.

't w

't my fault. I was the

e who caused the

, b

erately endang

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is it yo

nuckles turning white. "Because they're

the weight of his words pr

I'm sure they'd tell you the same thing I'm about to-you can't keep l

throat tight. "You mak

it's possible. And that's why

pression shifted. It wasn't quite accep

quietly. "I'll

l but genuine smile

once more. And for the first time in years, the s