Sold To The Ruthless Wall Street Tycoon

window of the penthouse office, her posture stra

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shed a fourteen-hour day on Wall Street. His charcoal bespoke suit was immaculate. He

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a slow, deliberate sip. His expression was

on his massive desk. The crystal hit

rated in Carolina's chest, "would I want to make an ene

Her heels sank into the plush

alez Group holds the largest private infrastructure contracts on the Eastern Se

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rolina continued. "Full management rights. You would have

steps were slow, measured, and entirely predatory. "From what I understand, Miss Gonzal

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except myself." Carolina held his gaz

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of his leather chair, caging him in. She closed her eyes tigh

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tire body went completely rigid. He was genuinel

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fingers dug into the leather armrests. Pure pan

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. Jerrad Hutchinson had been her fiancé for three years, but Gerard knew instan

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voice steadier than she

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