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But she so much wanted that day when she wouldn’t run away in shame, when she wouldn’t feel this cavernous emptiness inside at another woman’s success

The day when she wasn’t an utter failure in life

She sketched a bow in front of hi hope fill her entire body

“Then I’, Master”

Asmile curved his mouth and he returned her bow and then stepped back into an elaborate pose that had econoh the air that were perfectly synchronous “Let us begin, Clio”

Shaking her head, Clio laughed For anyone watching them from the hotel, they would look comical

“If you tell , I’ll have to knock your teeth in, Bianco I can only take so much of your all-roundedon it”

Grooves bracketed his seriousonto his forehead, his stunning features bathed in sunlight, he looked like one of those warriors that could have conquered the Parthenon

“All-roundedinto those sculpted cheeks

Narrowing her eyes, Clio stepped toward hi up inside her He shielded his face with his forearm and she pulled it down

“Oh My God You’re blushing” She lifted her carab it fro back at his chest with one hand, which was like an impenetrable wall, she clicked some more

She swung the ca “There’sto be crazy for it A shot of arrogant Sicilian Stefan Bianco doing so”

A vein flickered in his tehter “Stop it, bella”

“Oh, come on Like you don’t know your own appeal Why do you think thather?”

“The regular gifts she was ordering for herself frone and caviar and the trips to Paris and London and Hong Kong aboardoffered by networking through me?”

The ca from her raised hand, Clio went still