The Heiress Lost, The Billionaire Found

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flirt with him in the librar

twinge. It wasn'

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as l

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brick wall. "Think you' re somet

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re clenched, but

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trying to grab his b

hitting his chee

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ked off, laughing. "Just

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wly, wincing.

a jerk

attered books, his movements

, it

just physical. "I can' t get into a fight, Hailey. One wrong move

turned into a de

s, then took him to the school

gently dabbed anti

but didn'

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rst time I' d

dest shoulder I could manage. I to

ven tried to apologize to me, a mumb

final English paper. "Impressive, Hai

tion l

rian. He' d gotten

ton State, a good

arket downturns" and "investor confidence" fille

at a party, I found Liam stan

id. "Big spe

elaxed smile. "Trying

trying to sound casua

eah

h?" I asked, my voice smaller than I

oth be busy. College is a lot of work. Especially w

: his future, his e

equation, not in the way I sudd

eart sinking. "Of cour

. He didn' t see

right. I felt a familiar ache, the one that c