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CHAPTER TWELVE - HUNG UP ON THE SAME GIRL
While I do not flaunt my connection to the Burkes of New York, I never hide the fact that I hailed from one of the richest families in the state with investments in banking, mining, and finance.
Our family also owns an airline company, which my brother Adam oversees.
I, on the other hand, run my own international publishing company, the sole publisher of the kiddie adventure series I was writing under a pen name.
I took a deep breath when I realized what I put behind me when I applied as a secretary in Caleb’s company.
It was an act of pure madness. A crazy, desperate act that landed me in this situation three years later.
Having loved Caleb Kingston from afar, I responded to a want ad his company released to be close to him.
I grabbed the opportunity upon seeing that it was my only pass and knowing my current status would not allow me the same privilege.
Caleb and my brother Adam have been
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