My Secret Billionaire Protector

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hand, looking like he hadn't m

then her composure, a shield built ove

his arm like a designer handbag. Chloe Davenpor

makeup. She knew she probably looked like she'd seen

f course, one she cul

He was holding court, his v

in Costa Rica, no idea who I was. Took months to piece thi

around, hungry for attention. "He

from Ethan's old circle, said, "Oh, Ethan, it's

r stomach, not of grief, b

he knew about Costa Rica. She k

r step-brother, the reclusi

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her. His smile faltered for a microsecon

ll, well, look what

rage of their new friends trai

ping with false sympathy. "Long time no

k playing on her lips. "Ethan darli

"She used to be quite something, didn't you, Ava? Before, you know." He

Heard you took his death pretty h

own calm. "Hello, Ethan. Y

ightly. "New ventures, new life. Chloe her

g him again after all this time. Especially since you

oup la

ions locked down. Disgust was

. Maybe we could... reconnect. For old times' sake. Discreetly, of course. I wouldn't want to upset Chloe, or your

pical of the Ethan she now kne

im, a faint, unreada