Dumped By My EX, I Picked Up A Tycoon
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nside, the Patek Philippe glinted under the spotlights-the same way it had when I'd handed over my m
n," the salesman had crooned
thinly veiled contempt. "Madam,
to the glass counter, the tremor in my
. "Exchanges only. With the
g stemware sliced thro
t isn't my brothe
le Birkin dangling like a noose. Her gaze-cold as the diamonds at her
hed. "Aw. Did someone's sugar
rons pretended not to eavesdro
concern you,
carried the weight of a guillotine. "Did you t
My throat burned, but I forced my
ever yours, darling. Not Damon. And certainly not-" She snapped
other week, Alan would have to wait for treatment.account, will you
who couldn't have been more than seven standing there, his tiny hands tucked into miniature s
rled. "And who might
ed, puffing out his chest. "And
wonderful child-threw me a conspiratorial wink before turning his stern gaze on the
ared in determination. Just like Alan used to do
d, my lips curvi
ounter, his presence commanded the room. The manager's for
s. "Prove your status, little lord. Or are
patted his blazer pockets frantically before his
shattered the momentary hope.
r. "I believe store policy prohibits entertaining frauds and thei
ically. "You almost got me, boy. Sec
ard as security herded us toward the exit, his teeth worrying his lower lip raw.
vel. He was kicking angrily at loose pavement. "T
ue eyes, unshed tears making them glitt
ollow feeling when hope curdles into helpless
, shattering the tension. I burst out laughing.
art was downright reverent. "For real? D
lier sophistication vanishing between messy bites. In thi
blob of tomato jam from his ch
og, then stiffened as two shadows fell across us. The bodygua
through clenched jaws. "Your father
uards reached for him, he surprised us all-launching himself at me with sticky hands and the unmis
reath warm and sweet with soda pop. Then he pulled back just enough to
hole, leaving me standing on the curb with my
had led u