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“And you’re throwing it all away for so his features

“Don’t you dare talk about her like that!” I spat I could feel fire in ht in the eye

“I love Dani,” I hissed defiantly “And you aren’t going to change that, old man”

“Boy, you don’t knohat love is You’re blinded by pussy,” my father snapped “I’m here to tell you, you have a choice to make”

“And what choice is that?” I asked, not even trying to hide the disgust in my voice

“You have to decide what’s irl or this company”

My expression grew incredulous “What do you ”

But Hugh’s expression remained closed

“You think I’d give you my company without a few conditions? If I wanted to, I could take Maddox Media back”

“You can’t do that,” I said, walking towards him “Mother wouldn’t let you”

That’s when his expression grew devious

“Who do you think decided that I should do this?” My father smiled and his face lit up It made my skin crawl “Elaine thinks you’re in over your head and that you need to be reined in”

“You’re lying,” was my flat statement

“Youto irl? She’s nothing”

“Hoould you knohat she is? You’ve never met her before”

“I have , co, and will ultiirl looks at you, all she can see is the money and a nice life in her future Her eyeballs have dollar signs in them, even I can see it Don’t be foolish, boy”

“Dani isn’t like that,” I growled, not letting him see my face

But Hugh wouldn’t stop

“Girls like that, that’s all they want Don’t be ridiculous She sees you as soet-out-of-jail free card And you’re so in love with her pussy that you can’t see past that”

“That’s not true,” I said fiercely “What Dani and I have together is real”