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11. Leo's Stuff Up
Elijah
It has been almost two weeks of watching Cameron in her work element, and I must say that her mind far precedes her beauty. I have met a few businesswomen in my life who knew how to work around men, but my contract wife dominates every meeting.
My conference with the man she deems her idol was entirely coincidental, but it was a fine one at that. Her eyes come alive when she speaks of her passion, and she genuinely looks happy. I wonder if she shows this face to those close to her.
Ah, I need not think of such frivolities. Cameron is a means to an end, not something to ponder about. With that in mind, I turn back to my paperwork on my desk and get ready to focus.
“Oh, good! You’re still here!” Leo says as he barges into my office without so much as a knock. I look at him with a raised eyebrow and tap my pen on the desk. “Yes, obviously I am. You should know the mountain of paperwork I am currently buried und
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