The Assistant Who Toppled the Socialite Queen

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ing her feminine wiles. The kind o

after their argument.

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sharpened again

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as all smiles, leaning into Chad, whispering so

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own understanding of

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helpful demeanor. "Shall I

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doubt, perhaps not about her, but about

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ed, bending to pick them up

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a sensed the underlying stress Br

r. Henderson.

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ontrol and efficiency in his professional

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fond of her in some way, but undeniably

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be complacent. Chad was intellig

ulated, every feigned emo

m's death, the blatant

, his kindness, his dreams

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