Billionaire's Hidden Wife
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at Adrian. "Let's not make promise
ned to his stories about space monsters and T-Rex battles. Amelia mostly
k of her mind,
scrapers-it was secrets, power, enemies i
the truth would
their fragile pea
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them to the
before climbing into the backseat. Adrian
said, crouchin
m said. "Mom says
twitched. "She
he curb, hands in his pockets, eyes linge
in years, his pen
e hat
ed a scotch, then tossed it back without tasting i
wasn't just a boy-he was now
ant enemies
ne and dialed his mo
. I want to make sure Liam is protected in
ourse, Mr. Blackwood. Sh
ed. "Not yet. This
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corporation, Vanessa Langford leaned back, swirling wine
id. "She's back. Amelia
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sn't greed. It wasn't pride. It was her-the woman
he wa
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, trying to pretend her world wasn't te
was
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me back to New York. Toda
art dr
rian's office that eve
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at the door,
ne lea
topped. "Le
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my seat. Now she has
fice, away from the curio
on," he continued. "Paparazzi are surrounding yo
d her mouth.
ying you both here. Tonight. I'll
she whispered, tears threaten
. "You did what was right-for L
et hi
ime since returning
a and Liam aboard, Amelia stood beside Adrian in the
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the beginnin
kno
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ire in his eyes. "Then let the
am ran into his mother's
ouched be
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are all those people
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table, flanked by senior executi
of the board members said coldly. "Wha
dden nothing more than any of you. I protecte
he table in a sleek crim
tep down until th
s I'm not fit to lead this company, feel free to vote. But unders
ile didn't r
sonal, Adrian.
forward. "For
lia stood on the balcony, watching the c
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