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“And what better way to start than on Adam’s own private plane?” Ayana elbowed her with a wink “Besides, I’et air sick There’s always the et”

“Okay, I’ as she jumped out of her chair

Ayana laughed, teasing, “Talk about jet-set problems Just try not to have tooof the bun in the oven, and the billionaire boyfriend Dahed dramatically

“Seriously, stop,” groaned Gabrielle, though she couldn’t help s She definitely needed soht then, because she felt too happy and that ood for her – and it al disastrous to counter it

Gabrielle could never have guessed how close to right her fears were

It was just a day before they were to leave on the trip Ada he couldn’t avoid, though he planned to leave once through with the

Gabrielle insisted on coned to supervise the projects and was over sooner than expected, as Gabrielle hadran smoothly

They’d just closed thea last ith the team leader when someone called out as she strode into the door “Where’s my son!”

A tall, slender woman had appeared, dressed conservatively in a sweater and dress that easily cost more than Gabrielle’s wardrobe Her thick, snon and her face was flawless for her age of around uessed So this is Adam’s mother?

“What are you doing here, Mom?” Adam asked in surprise The others in the room excused themselves while Gabrielle hovered, unsure

“You haven’t visited the family home for over two months, and I heard you recently purchased a house”

Adaht a house? She hadn’t even known that

“I just had to see for myself what you’ve been up to,” she said, her i on Gabrielle

“Mrs Bronson, nice toout her hand Ada coldly back to Adam without a word