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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is

couldn't deny that he

soft notes of a piano filled the upscale

booth by the window, where the glass had fogged up from the temperature

onto hers across

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herself pondering the purpose behind

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like

cheap, and if Max's goal was purely to belittle her and showcase his success since graduation, he wouldn't have gone through the trouble of treating her to dinner. After tonight, they would go their separate ways, likely never to cross

wine and clinked it

pulled out a business card and

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of CEO at Starlight Entertainment

the company's rise in the industry,

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had moved to Havenbrook-to start

company.

for a living," he

gesture, but with his striking looks, it

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

lifelong career as a

doctor's grim prognosis, she had no choice

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anticipated this conversation. "If it were possible, would

moment's hesitation, Anne nodded. "Absolutely.

became a model

resonated in the

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her like

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I'd like to sincerely offer you a position at Starlight Entertainment. Come

aback

offer.

the previous conversations had been leading

her to join

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

in the

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salary, meals and accommodation

added, summoning the waiter to

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stepped outside, Anne was still in a

was something she had never considered

nearly colliding with Anne. Max instinctively grabbed her wrist, pulling her

stumbled, her

scent of cedar enveloped her, and she felt the warmth radiating from him, sending a