The Billionaire I Never Married

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someone I'd lik

ian's voice and my body, soul a

definitely not this. Another polite and boring chat w

this. Ne

ysique of a man who obviously spends a lot of time at the gym. The closely cropped beard he was sporting made him look old

be working with you this year on our mainland project."Christian continued to prattle on, complete

fact he even looked a bit...well...smug. He lo

to meet you, Miss

th this ruse and not make a scene. And yet, I

o my ring finger during a small holiday rendezvous in his grandmother's cabin in Brentwood. The same hand t

mi

ace and thrust my arm out to barely shake Grayson's hand. I have to treat him like any other busines

y too excited to speak right now. Anyways, I'm sure ou

t let go. I myself had a hard time convincing myself to let go. There's something about the way his touch made me feel and i h

lute into the other hand to let the chilly glas

to dull the feel of him

this? My father cert

llege. It's new news to me that Piestro Construction&Co and Grayson were one and the same

tard even had the audacity to use the

for a minute?" One of the Compa

ardly be alone in the traditional sense, but being in the same room having a

n smiled and clapped Grayson

uite sure what to do. This is more awkward than a junior high dance. What am

er of scotch in his hand as his dark eyes raked over my body from top to b

nt you but I think we both know there's no part of you tha

of words. ""Still as be

ll as heartless

d that held my glass. "No

confusion at his question. "Yet? Don

you've never ben married, Morgan, and neither have I. It never happened. That's why you mailed the ring back, remember?

nd at the people nearby to see if anyone was listening. Thank

ugged him with me into a far corner of

Grayson?" I hissed at h

ning the shoulders of his designer tuxedo

on't. Why are y

he replied with a

mpanies end up working together, Grayson? This is the first I've heard of it or it sure as hell wouldn't

ys been so arrogant. Acting like somehow everything always revolves around your important family and what people want from you." There

yes. But he had caused me a greater amount of

med all too happy to settle for

hat could a poor athlete offer me? He was only using me to get to my money. Marriage? Without a prenuptial agreeme

too. But he never did, my father wasn't wrong. He was using me but not

and compare the both of us with his little basketball

that, either. He narrowed his dark sapphire gaze at me for

maybe it's a good thing we didn't go through

hat was i suuppos

loser to me and

ily? Or do you finally realize you were just scared

g from the man who needed tw

t been there. He had no idea about all I wen

leeve, I see. I expected you to be a l

e grown a conscience. But

k you. But I do have a question for you. Do you think anyone here knows the truth, Emily? That the woma

could feel my pulse hammer away in my ears a

d sharply, my v

h about the man who thought

a flicker of guilt and anger crossed his face

ou're far from innocent. You couldn't handle what we had, so you ran.

s rich coming from the man who used me to get closer to my fa

I see. But here you are, putting on a show for everyone, pretending to be the perfect daught

he drink at him, the liquid splashin

e clinking of glasses and murmurs of conve

Grayson Pierce. At least I'm not hiding behind

e goes my