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"You're in love," Penelope said, having fun with her own statement."I'm not " i said, exasperated. "I'm just saying that talking about the intimacies of a marriage in the middle of working hours is completely wrong.”"We are having lunch," she insists, crossing her arms over the glass top of the table.I don't even look in your direction, even though I feel your curiosity hovering in the air."It's your impression that I'm nervous. And it definitely has nothing to do with passion.”On another occasion, I could use the argument that this is a fake marriage and that there is no possibility that I will fall in love with Hunter. Not while our rules are rising between us like an impenetrable wall.But being stuck in a meeting room with Penelope and two other important colleagues, I don't have much choice to refuse to talk about why she saw me snorting early in the morning, but accuse her own sleep.We have just paused the first meeting of the day, not having reached even half of the issue
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“Noted! "Colton touches two fingers on his forehead and quickly pushes them away in greeting, and still smiling, he turns to me. Their playful blue eyes are shaded by eyelashes so large that they touch the skin below their eyebrows, and even so dissonant from the dark laurel in their short hair, they adorn wonderfully with the soft jaw and the mouth with a fleshy lower lip. He is the perfect image of the heartthrob that drives any young lady crazy. "Since the wait for lunch has become the den of confessions, I admit that I was resentful not to receive a wedding invitation from my first passion.”"First unrequited passion" I correct, partially embarrassed. It's not news that Colton had caught my attention before Dean showed up playing Prince Charming, but we were never more than good colleagues. "And I didn't want you to give me bad luck.”"I wasn't invited either! "Bedereclaims, pouting."Because you are all birds of bad omen," reapplies Penelope, biting her nails.From the surprise e
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Two weeks after Dean's removal, and an avalanche of speculation circulating the largest media in the country, my first public appearance is granted through a high society party.I don't like parties.But let the truth be told: There is no better place to meet rich men with ideals ready to be manipulated than in a meeting with so many other rich people, who, in their natural arrogance, are entertained with the same interest in doubling their fortune.As a businesswoman, it is my role to play the same game as my partners and enemies, to cover me with the false pride that I have exhibited over the years so that they do not realize that my interests differ much from what they themselves expect in their business.But still, when I'm passing through the corridor covered with Indian tapestries and long mirrors that pile up like on a panel along the light wall of the restaurant where the apotheotic reception is made, I need an extreme effort not to twist my nose in front of my reflected image
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My hand is so trembling that it slips over the fabric around Hunter's arm, and I have to hold on to him with my own nails, taking us away from the views of Crow and his young companion.This is not a good start.Although Crow is the last on my list of possible co-workers, even if I have no interest in your company in the cosmetics segment, it is not good to give up a possible alliance.Perhaps on the day he gives his arm to cheer and understand that, despite being a woman and a few years younger than many men who intend to reach the edge of my professional success, I have no illusion that I can stay on top without the right friendships."Can we leave now? “Hunter asks.I tilt my head to the side, frowning my eyebrows.“We just arrived, Hunt.”"That's why I want to go back home," he curls his lips. "The more time I spend among these people, the worse I feel.”And I understand. Because the cause that motivates the existence of Hunter is considerably opposite to what happens in this plac
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I open a wide smile."A companion who always wants to prove that he is the best among all" complete."And I always get it," he purrs, putting a kiss on the tip of my nose. His breath warms my face when he says: "At least I know that intelligent people value talent, and that I have plenty of that.”I don't know how I am able to increase my smile, but I can, feeling my eyes shrunk by the genuineness of the reaction.A humming noise "of those we do when we see cute babies or puppies" calls my attention back to my friends, and I catch the whole expression melted on Penelope's face. She rests her chin on the palm of her hand, tipping her head slightly to one side, nibbling her lower lip."I created it! "Speaks in a tone of pride.I move away first, causing an air of doubt in Colton's eyes. Hunter clears his throat, and for the first time, he doesn't seem to have the courage to say what he really thinks.The silence between us is strange.Colton spends a good part of him looking at the ring
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"I'm not dressed properly for a place like this, Hunter," I grumble, frowning at the tail of my dress shining under the yellowish light of the pole on the narrow sidewalk.The wind that rustles the leaves of the trees dry by the length of the ride is the same as messing up some strands of Hunter's hair, as he slams the car door and limps towards me."They are not the type who judges others by their style of clothing, Suzy. "Without his suit, he folds the sleeves of the dress shirt up to his elbow, purposely revealing the tattooed skin. The hair on his arm doesn't even shiver by the cold breeze that collides with our bodies. Hunter always seems to adapt better than I do to the opposite climates of each region, since I barely left the comfort of the hot car and I'm already hitting my cold teeth. "Just remember to accept everything they offer you.“Why?”"If you refuse, you will only be doing a undone.”He opens the first buttons of the shirt, getting rid of the tie and keeping it in his
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I put my head on my knees, looking confused at Hunter."You're not trying to convince me that you intend to go back to the place where people who want to kill you come from... Are you?”"I can't find the help I need if I expect the rulers of your country to realize that something is not right, Suzy. "I try to speak, but he shakes his head, dispensing with what he clearly already knows I intend to say. "Or, as you said yourself, let other children go through the same as me, having only your influence to achieve something.”"Isn't that enough? “Ofego.He denies it.“No, Suzy. It will be enough to continue with my plan. Of course, not being dead, when I should, can cause me some problems, but I can do this.”"You can't, no. “I'm a stab. "Hunter, I've already said that I can get in touch with important people. You saw it yourself tonight.”"What I could see being with you is that I am accepted and welcome, but that not all the money in the world can change the individualism of those who c
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I feel nauseous thinking about agreeing with that. Let him gradually tell me a decision that doesn't just involve his future, but mine. Because if he dies in a foreign country, my money can do nothing more than buy a beautiful coffin. But if your freedom means living martyring yourself for what you could have done, then it will be another guilt that I will have to bear for the rest of my life."I just hope that this family that awaits us is not as stupid as you "I grumble, sniffling. I prefer to believe that the cold congested my nose, and not that the repressed tears are so obvious in my voice.There is still a fragility obscuring Hunter's green eyes, and a kind of tension shrinking his large body. But even so, he gets up and pulls me by the hand, pretending to be fine. It's scary to know him so well that you sense a lie."There's no one like me in this world, dear. I'm a limited edition, I already said.”I roll my eyes, opening a smile that costs me every effort.I let him guide me
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