Secret Admiration: Finding True Love After Prison

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Anne had been to this restaurant before.

It was a high-end place known for its exclusivity, where reservations were required at least three days in advance.

Given that she hadn't booked ahead, it was impossible to get a table on a whim.

Coincidentally, three days ago had been the night of their class reunion.

Anne couldn't shake the feeling that Max had been planning this all along.

As she sat across from him, she couldn't help but scrutinize him.

The dim lighting during their last

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the interview had been elsewhere.

Now, face-to-face, she realized that the boy she once knew had transformed

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significantly. He looked even more handsome than she remembered, and his height only added to his presence.

Noticing her gaze, Max set down his knife and fork. "Is there something on my face, or is your steak not to your liking?"

With a playful grin, he slid a small piece of his steak onto her plate. "Want to swap?"

Anne pulled her attention back to her meal and took a bite of her steak before steering the conversation toward the interview.

So, you were the one who put my name

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Something felt off.

She had marked that she was a mother on her resume, and if they thought she wasn't a fit, they should have dismissed her application outright. 3/13

Instead, they'd let her in for an interview. It seemed to her that her application had been rejected but then somehow reinstated by Max.

He shrugged. "Yes, I did give you that opportunity."

"Then why let me interview only to use that reason to dismiss me?" Anne pressed. "Was it to humiliate me? Do you think a mother can't still chase her dreams?"

Max frowned, his expression serious. "That's not how I see it at all. You're

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misunderstanding my intentions."

"Then what do you mean?" she asked, leaning in slightly.

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This is

that he had

soft notes of a piano filled the upscale restaurant, creating

in a cozy booth by the window, where the

onto hers

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the

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apart, they were like

belittle her and showcase his success since graduation, he wouldn't have gone through the trouble of treating her to dinner.

lifted his glass of red wine and clinked

a business card and slid it across

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Starlight Entertainment caught her

the company's rise in the industry, known for launching several

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his family had moved

company.

for a living," he said, casually resting his hand on

with his striking looks, it somehow

self-deprecation in her voice. "I injured my leg a

as a dancer? That ship has

body were immense daily training, countless high-intensity moves-and with her doctor's grim prognosis, she had no choice but to pivot to modeling. Max, however, seemed

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her with an understanding that suggested he had anticipated this conversation. "If it

hesitation, Anne nodded. "Absolutely. Dancing is

became a

voice resonated in the

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around her

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offer you a position

taken aback

offer.

previous conversations had been

to join him

nurturing talent, whether they were established stars or aspiring trainees. Transitioning

the

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salary, meals and accommodation

he added, summoning the waiter to settle the

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stepped outside, Anne was

to Havenbrook? It was something she

rushed out of the restaurant, nearly colliding with Anne. Max instinctively grabbed her

Anne stumbled, her cheek pressed

felt the warmth radiating from him, sending a shiver down her spine.