Fired & Betrayed: Her Billion-Dollar Comeback

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on, by the main

nd Vic

as attentively, almost slavishly, applying sunscree

blood turn

rate rooms? The lies p

ered something to Victoria and hurried over, grabbi

following me? Don't you trust me?" he h

as supposed to be our engagement trip, Mark. This exac

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please, you have to leave before Victor

" I shot back, yanking my ar

is face darkening, when Victoria'

? Is everyth

sperate look at me before rushing back t

la suites, the kind with a private plunge pool. Mark had his arm around Victoria's

o the main resort bar. I

other. The alcohol did little to numb the pain, b

t the bar. He was handsome, impeccably dressed in a tailored suit that

n Ha

. Sharp, successful venture capitalist. He knew who I was. We hadn't b

perate need to do something, anything, to recla

is expensiv

slurred, my voice thick.

is face thunderous. He must

he's my colleague, just a little upset,"

even flinch. He coo

d, his voice calm but firm. "And yo

ictoria watching, her arms c

his imposing stranger, backed down, mutteri

his tie, scooped me up into his arms as if I

er and more luxurious than the one

. Still drunk, still hurting, I

tly pushe

e soft but with an edge. "

forget. I leaned in and kissed h

hen, to my surprise, he resp

strange, almost pained

ing down at me, "you're go