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I never told my boyfriend’s arrogant parents that I was the one who owned the bank holding all their debt. To them, I was just “some barista with no future.” At their luxury yacht party, his mother sneered and shoved a drink into my hands, spilling it down my dress. “Staff should stay below deck,” she said coldly. His father laughed. “Careful—don’t ruin the furniture.”

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as if it had come too easily.

“You’re quite the actress,” came a voice from behind her, smooth and unsettling.

Carter didn’t have to turn around to know who it was. She recognized the voice—the way it lingered with a kind of unspoken admiration and threat. Her legal advisor, Daniel, had always been an enigma to her. He was sharp, clever, and always continue reading …

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