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“And what about you?” I arched an eyebrow. “You know I’m never going to fall for you again, so why are you still hung up on this?”

Jared just shrugged. “I’m not hung up. I’m just trying to figure out where I went wrong in my previous life.”

I arched an eyebrow. “And did you?”

Jared nodded. “Yeah, I did. If someone wants to reach the top, he can only truly devote himself to one thing- love, wealth, or power. Obsession with just one makes it easier to succeed.”

His expression grew darker. “In my previous life, I turned my back on wealth and wasted my years on love.”

“Serves you right,” I shot back.

Jared just grinned, totally unfazed. “Then in this life, I’m putting all my focus on wealth. Let’s see if I can make it to the top this way.”

I knew Jared was stubborn and had ironclad willpower. With this choice, he was unlikely to go wrong.

“Well, good luck with that,” I said, standing up to leave.

This time, Jared didn’t try to stop me.

A month slipped by before I knew it. The new subsidiary was moving forward, but the office wasn’t set up in a separate location–Jared had cleared out a whole building for us, just a hundred meters from his own.

so swamped with work that my head was spinning, barely able

to dinner several times before I finally made it to

lately?” Nathan asked when he saw me,

and that confidence just seemed to shine through me. Hachester had gotten even colder after the New Year, and my style had leveled up too–I was dressing sharper, more put–together. I

all out and

saw me again, his eyes shone even brighter, and there was

still

Holcomb working you too hard? He really doesn’t know how

just that I still have a lot to learn. I need more

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matter how important work is, you still need to take breaks,” Nathan said, looking at my

slim down. I

“No way, you look amazing as you are. That fuller look? Honestly, that’s what

keep talking about this, so I switched topics. “I’m heading

“What are you going to the UK for?

going to study at

went wide. “How long are you gonna be

six months,”

his fingers clenching on the table. “This is all

for

a tight, humorless smile as he looked out the window. “You just got back to Hachester, and

words hit me all at once. Was Jared pulling the same trick as before–worried I’d reconnect with Nathan, so he was shipping me off again just to keep us

didn’t want his rival to have me either. Is

let out a dry laugh. “Has Mr. Holcomb not had enough of his little games yet? Does he really think shipping you off

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