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I WATCHED AS Justin's face fell. He knew it was pointless to fight further."Okay," was all he said.The look on his face in this moment would haunt me forever. It was plain, undiluted sadness that reflected on his fa

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I FROZE IN place, paralyzed from shock.He's here. Right in front of me.He was lounged on a chair, unmoving, eyes fixed on

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THE MORNING WAS chaotic.Al tripped over his feet multiple times before he reached the door, mumbling about having to meet someone somewhere, and being incredibly late. Shocker.

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WE JUST SAT there on my bed, holding each other until my chest stopped heaving with heavy breaths."You don't have to hold on to this. It's not your duty. It was wrong of your father to do this to you," Lola reminded me."I know, but I want to try," I said. I wante

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AFTER A WHOLE day of meetings, I fell onto my bed, exhausted and ready to go to sleep, but Lola had other plans for me.She barged into my room at midnight, her hair unbound and swishing. She looked nowhere close to sleepy. Her dress was still wrinkle-free after a whole day of work, and I wondered how she pulled that off.

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2 MONTHS LATERDRESSING PROPERLY WAS the hardest part of being the new CEO of Shade Enterprises.

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TURNS OUT THAT the only thing harder than living with Justin was d

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