wake

lling over and pu

his bare chest. "Nick, get up

ut I showered this morning

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him stumble towards the bathroom. "Ugh, you're so mean,

n to make dinner. As she was stirring the p

llo,

How was work?" her mother'

ng, bu

ply, an excited voice sh

Audrey, her younger sister, yelled over the phone, c

Audrey. I'll send the

you, sis! L

't worry about it. I can g

's just a pair of sh

ish her sentence, ano

hat's for

a f

. "Ava, don't tell me that was t

ter." She quickly hung up bef

arms around her waist. "Spaghetti Bolognes

the couch. The evening felt peace

abe

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ed a f

tantly wary. "Wh

I need a loan. There's this business I

lization dawning. So th

s why you returned after ghosting

it's not

nd it was always a waste. I'm do

hardened. "Ar

Nick. I

ted between them, voice

out of the apartment, sl

ly, feeling a mix

ck, but she final

time to

in the Cit

a of expensive cologne and fresh linen. A man emerged from the

ers, sculpted abs, and defined jawline made him a breathtaking sight. A white tow

r Ale

his own mark in the world. Unlike his siblings, Tyler didn't depend on

he ran a hand through it, sighing as hi

ed at the

M

r about the fami

but going back to Avalon meant facing the peo

he cal

ressed man in his early thirties,

oday?" Tyler asked, slippi

rps at noon and another with D E

dded. "Th

s, s

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leave, Tyler's v

l. We're heading to

rise but quickly rec

r sighed, button

va

ith memories both

, he woul

in A

of the Alexandra family, stood in the g

son. We need more hands in the ki

"I agree. We'll need extra che

va woke up early, determin

over Nick, she forced h

aurant before Mrs. Pat,

opped. "Ava...

" Ava replie

. "Did you slee

les, lightening the mood b

Pat received an unexpec

hat?" the woman's ex

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or elite chefs for their holid

he opportunity sounded tempting, but she co

k about it,

she was amongst the chefs that would come for screeni

staff, she made

te. I'm taking a few of you with me. The res

ola were among th

t buzzed i

City-Tyle

in his sleek black car, step

couldn't take th

ll, handsome CEO with striking dark eyes and a soft,

cused, never indulging

ed his lesson

ded thanks to his sisters' inte