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After I finished giving instructions, I sat back down and said gratefully, “Thanks for the advice. I really hadn’t thought about fighting back like that.”

Edward’s eyes sparkled with a teasing glint. “Looks like you’ve still got a lot to learn–stuff you’ll never pick up from books or teachers. Want me to show you the ropes?”

I paused for a moment. Edward had managed to keep the Jennings family’s status and reputation in the business world, so he must be pretty shrewd and ruthless. If he could teach me how to hold my own in the business world, that would definitely be a huge advantage for me.

“Do I have to pay tuition?” I asked, curious.

Edward raised an eyebrow. “Since you’re so eager to learn, I’ll teach you for free.”

I shook my head. “No way. If I’m going to call you my teacher, there has to be a proper apprenticeship gift.”

Edward looked a bit put out. “Don’t put me on a pedestal. Last time we had dinner with your parents, you made me out to be some family elder. Do you have any idea how awkward that was for me?”

He totally saw through my little ploy.

“That was all Ryan’s doing. How was I supposed to know you’d show up?” I put on my most innocent face.

Edward suddenly tensed, locking eyes with me. “Did Ryan set that up on purpose, or was it just a coincidence?”

I was taken aback, staring at him blankly. “What do mean?”

you

Edward leaned back in his chair. “Ryan may be young, but he’s not as straightforward as you think. Do you really know what he’s like?”

my head. “Not really. We just go out, have a good time, maybe

soft snort. “So you never planned on marrying

him right from the beginning, just dating, no marriage. He knows exactly where I

he was headed for an arranged marriage, but he still let himself get involved with you for a while.

calmly. “There’s no ending, just the journey. That’s enough

swirled his wine. “What kind of pain did you go through in your marriage that made you

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smiled lightly. “Maybe I’ve just figured

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you think life’s really about?” Edward asked, giving me a look I

a hundred years, we’ll all be ashes,” I said

froze as he stared at me. “So you really take life and

I nodded.

an amused chuckle. “That’s what draws me to you–the way you seem so detached

do care–about my loved

also worry about fame, fortune, keeping up appearances, what others think, relationships, and health issues,”

can let my love life

at me, lost

at me, a bit thrown off, then

window at

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