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I didn’t bother stopping him.
Whatever. People make their own choices.
Time moved.
Three and a half years.
I sat in the president’s office flipping through the latest issue of a business magazine.
Lauren was on the cover.
The headline read: [Lauren Brooks: From Merger Pawn to CEO. How She Rewrote the Rules in Three Years
She forwarded me a text from
Julian: [Nice cover. You le
- me. Also, not coming to the board meeting this month. Gallery installation.
I laughed.
Smart kid.
Holt Gro
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eighty billion to a hundred and twenty billion during that time.
nd into the best mixed–use developme in the city. Landed three more projects.
was coffee, magazines, and the occa
ature
Tessa to get out.
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[Final reward six hundred million dollars)
[Deposited. Confirm return to original world?]
I almost fell out of my chair.
Six hundred million?
Lauren ran in five seconds later. Said she got the same notification
We looked at each other.
Then we both s
“Go?”
“Go
- ng.
trip around the world. No backing out.*
er eyes.
hundred million dollars. And you’re
kets?”
faded.
e up on my mattress. The one I’d p
for.
olled over and called Lauren.
e answered, voice still scrat
What time is it…”
‘Did the money
Two seco
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.
