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cross her face . "You can't b

use I couldn't face him." I sa

do that? This job was paying

g it is to show up at work, knowing people might talk? Knowing he

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isa glanced at the screen, she hesitated for a while beca

up"

hen, with a dramatic sigh, she swiped

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throat. "No, th

en his voice came back, smo

" Lisa replied,

en, calmly, "Send

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widened. "

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" I sn

. "Emma, that's

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breath. "Sorry, Mr. W

r end. Then, in a low, unread

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bed, groaning. "I co

t it"

don't take that money.

said my voice bar

dollars, Emma. Do you know what that kind of money could do for us? Do you know how much

ms, unmoved. "I

you, just your ad

with him anymore" I said my

"He's clearly desperate. What if he just

k. "That's what people like him do. They thro

't want it, at least let me ta

pillow at

o Kian, and now you're magically employed again?" She waved at my phone. "Who even

s anonymous, but they knew my name, my situation, and

know," I

eyes. "And you'r

ious, but right now, I needed th

" I said. "If it's

nvinced. "At least

. "I'll

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heels clicking against the marble floors. Every

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first thing I noticed was a beaut

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te smile and

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asn't

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k you ma'am, yo

me some flowers. What's the best flower to

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ing elegant, not too flashy. My son wants to propose to his

ded a

rd the door. "A car wi

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s beside me, the velvet box in my lap. The necklace I'd chos

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aff, but Margaret sat calmly in an armcha

an and a woman sat w

ked up. "Ah,

rcing my face into a

air. "Give him the flowers and ring, he ha

epped forward, holding out

an tu

fr

ammed again

i

e man I slept with. The man I ju

letely oblivious. "Em

le

es with Kian. My pulse thundered. His express

tically. "Well? Give

rd, my hands stiff as I handed the

ngers

back like I'

need to be shy, dear.

eath

expectantly. "Go on, son

t he didn't open it. He didn't even look at t

step back. "I

"Nonsense. Stay and watch. You h

ffly, my sto

his chair scraping lo

smile falte

sn't look

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get here?"

her," Mar

n purpose," Kia

d,"She needs to

snap. His hands curled into fists at his sides, hi

place?" he repeated, hi

ody. She was your employee-nothing more. But she clearly d

sco

ther waiting, do it