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“Bowen Evert, president of Earth Group, is reportedly engaged to Viona Gellar, the daughter of Oriental Group’s president, and will be getting married next month.”

Jolene Marsh had stumbled across this breaking news while out on the balcony. A lit cigarette hung loosely from her fingertips.

She enjoyed smoking a cigarette after s*x.

Bowen didn’t share her sentiment, though, so she always had to hide out on the balcony each time.

After she’d digested the news, she silently slid her phone. back into her pocket.

In the three years she’d been by Bowen’s side, she’d always been good at masking her emotions.

Anyone who glanced at her face would be unable to decipher a single hint of her inner thoughts.

She seemed unaffected, but this couldn’t be further from the truth. Rather, it felt like her heart was being crushed to a

pulp.

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She knew that this day would come sooner or later.

She also knew that she and Bowen were never going to happen. It was simply out of the question.

It was a fact she was aware of from the very beginning.

Footsteps sounded from behind her, and she hurriedly extinguished her cigarette against the balcony railing. With one hand still holding the stub, she lifted the other to wave through the air and disperse the lingering smoke.

When she finally turned, she was greeted by Bowen at the balcony’s doorway.

Glancing through the glass door, Jolene shot him a smile, taking in his tall figure and the robe draped over his broad shoulders.

time for him to go.

No matter how late it got, he never ceased

so Jolene would spend the rest

open the door and stepped over

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a faint scent of

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him and toward the coat rack, carefully collecting his shirt and jacket. She then returned to

By the way, I left the Toyar Company contract on your desk in the afternoon. I’ll also be going to Vatin Company tomorrow morning to finalize some details with Mr. Smith.” She then got up on her tiptoes to wrap the tie around his neck. Suddenly, she heard a soft whisper

staying here

“I

momentarily

about it some more, the surprise died down.

the tie brush against her leg. “Oh, okay. I’ll get

to walk past him,

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of her eyes, she pursed her lips into a slight smile. “What’s wrong? Don’t you want to

“Not without you.”

her waist from behind, and

felt her breath stop

moment that he slowly planted a kiss that traced its

wrapping tightly around her body, getting closer

for some action, but it typically never went further than twice

he did

far. Not too cold, not too

just enough distance between them.

like he

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her hand out only for it to come back

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