Married at First Sight novel (Serenity and Zachary York)

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These days, everyone at Yantail-from upper management to entry-level staff- took their work seriously. No one dared slack off or try to coast, knowing a poor quarterly review could mean a pink slip.

As Yantail grew stronger, it had become one of the most sought-after companies

in Eaglioncile. Fresh college grads were lining up to land a spot there.

If you didn't hustle, someone else would. If you didn't value your job, someone else was ready to take it.

That's just how cutthroat the world had become.

Unless you were born into wealth, the only choice was to compete to survive. Serenity asked, "Do you think you're better off now than you would've been if you had taken that offer and worked under Romina?"

"Definitely better off now," River replied. "If I'd joined her, she probably wouldn't have even given me the time of day. But going up against her-that's where the fun is. It drives me to make Yantail even bigger, just to prove I've got what it takes."

He'd never once regretted choosing Yantail over Lafond's Group.

wasn't like his sixth brother-willing to work for his sixth sister-in-law. River

at him. "Then have you realized you actually like Romina? Not just

to nudge me toward marriage, but

we're destined to be

you see it, then

his sister-in-law and

asleep, upstairs. The boy was six and already used to sleeping alone, so River had set up

another wing, separated by his study

to wake him up for

need. Let him sleep. He can shower

to cover the boy with a blanket, then carried her daughter back to their

settled, River headed straight for his master bedroom. He couldn't wait to try on the suit Romina gave him. He stood in front of the mirror, turning this way and that. The longer

a few selfies and sent

suit fits perfectly, like it was

messaged.

stared at her phone

replying

you're not being a jerk, you