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“Affidavits are all done”

Aidan glanced up as his legal assistant, Ella Snow, entered his office with a folder in her hands At twenty-six years old, she had a quiet reserve to her She had an old soul Her flowered sundress looked as though it has been plucked right out of the fifties, and Aidan had never seen her in

The look suited her

She had unique eyes—soreen, depending on what color she wore Her long light hair was always styled, usually in some type of a braid As she reached his desk, he accepted the folder “Thanks for co in today”

She s haunted lay in their depths “It’ll ed, which bounced the fishtail braid on her shoulder “Besides, I had nothing planned”

That was a damn shame, as Aidan knew Ella had no family From what she had told him, her parents died in a plane crash when she was seven years old Raised by her grandparents, she had eventually lost thee

When she applied for the position at his firo, her résumé had been solid, and her recommendation letter fro hiring her He didn’t knohat he did to deserve Ella She was originally a Southern belle, and he was daas

Her work ethic had hi her salary after the firstdirectly for him, he couldn’t ever lose her She never hesitated with his requests She never took no for an anshen dealing with other lawyers or other issues

She got the job done

A lesson that Aidan had learned froood employee, pay them what they’re worth

He almost wished he could do more for her Sometimes he wanted to invite her to his casual functions, but he didn’this lifestyle, he kept the torlds far apart He liked Ella and felt a brotherly affection toward her After aher what she planned for her weekends, since it see on

He reached into his desk and pulled out the company credit card “You’ll need to look sharp for court this coainst Sa”

She rolled her eyes but accepted the card They’d already had that argument about her attempts to refuse him He’d won, of course She folded her ar me out to buy clothes I can purchase them myself”

“Why would you? It’s on the co soet your hair and nails done, too”

She frowned “Is that really necessary?”