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But he hadn’t asked her to reed to keep their relationship private, just between the two of them In fact, Jack had been the one who’d said he wanted to keep things private a little while longer once they’d declared themselves to each other

So how could all of them have already known?

"It’s been the perfect plan froreed happily

Plan Mary felt as if her heart was tearing in two right where she stood It had been the perfect plan

She braced herself against the wall and forced herself to take a deep breath Now that she knehat a fool she’d been, it would be easiest to run, to leave, to get on a plane to soer than her shaht now, fury was all that stood between her and the bitter pain of a broken heart

Shewith several Walter Industries board members "We need to talk"

She didn’t wait for hi room When she heard the door close behind her, she whirled

"When did you tell everyone ere together? Did you brag about it the first tiive them a play-by-play of the first tiotten me to be both the face of your product and your pretty little plaything--two for the price of one?"

"Mary?" He started to reach for her, but when she flinched away fro on? What happened?"

"How dare you act like you don’t knohat’s going on!" The words erupted like a snarl froentleman, that you were one of the rare men who actually cared about what I wanted What I needed I thought I was more than a pretty face to you, its added to your bottoht she felt as if she could hardly breathe She took several steps away froen "When were you going to ask for the ring back? Were you going to wait until sales were steady enough that it wouldn’t ether any about?" Aback?"

He started toward her again, but she knew the et to protect herself again…and that she’d give in to her foolish heart and keep loving hi up and clouding her better sense, Mary took off the beautiful engage and threw it at him

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