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When his eyes finally moved elsewhere, he scanned the faces around hiht that said a lot about his arrogance, but by the sudden yearning for his attention to return to ance
“What’s this about?” Liv asked, breaking into hts
I turned inbrown eyes on me She had an air of innocence about her—dark, bouncy brown curls resting on her shoulders, and a natural pinkish hue across her cheeks “Got o “But I’ shot, Micah Holt, is here it can’t be good news”
Everyone in San Francisco knew the name of billionaire Micah Holt He was CEO of one of the top five real estate companies in North America, Holt Enterprises, and on the board of many businesses in San Francisco
Liv nodded in agree shot or not, that man oozes sex”
“Of course he does” I scrunchedto look uni women fawn all over him”
Liv discreetly raised her hand, her eyes twinkling “Sign me up! I’d fawn all over his sexy ass”
I laughed quietly A couple le ever since She had a fondness for bad boys who drovereal estate agent, Matthew Granger,someone neho he married two months later—was the final kicker to many relationships that went nowhere
I was a proud hopeless ro a h the fairy tale see to everyone else and neverthat true love only happened in theentirely on my career
It ht not be the ideal situation for a twenty-five-year-old, but I’d never been happier I liked not thinking about aa shit if I said or did the wrong thing
I liked freedom, I supposed
“Thank you for clearing your schedules,” said-room table
In the presence of Micah, Henry looked aged His eyes were a soft brown, and he was a bit on the short side He drank toohim with a wrinkly face, and ate more than he could burn off He also meant the world to me
Shortly after my fifteenth birthday, ed a lot back then But when I started working for Henry four years ago, he had become a replacement father to me At least, that’s how our relationship felt I looked up to hi him in my life
Henry continued “I have some news that I hope you’ll see as a positive for our company” Our coh regard for his e overdue”