The Playboy's Undoing

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n empire before I could walk. Knight Enterprises is one of the largest real estate investment companies in the country, and at thir

p a compliment, and suddenly I'm the most interesting man in the room. Add my ban

I expected the usual. Eyes following me. Champagne glasses lifted

harming, predictable. I was in the middle of a laugh wit

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t dressed to impress, not angling for attention. A simple navy dress, hair in soft waves, not a

t. A pause, a flicker of recognition, the coy smile

s gotten me out of trouble more times th

said, her tone cool and flat. Th

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, it was dismissal. Like

o a man like me? It doesn't

because she was the most beautiful woman I'd ever seen (though she m

s from NYU. Started her own boutique firm that handles high profile events, which explained why s

s to close. But every time I glanced at my reflection in the glass walls of m

my door. He was thirty, sharp, loyal, and married with

and grabbed my notes.

evenue projections while half the board fought not to yawn. Knight Enterprises had just

office. She's twenty-eight, a lawyer, and the only person

aid, crossing her arms. "Don't

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