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Bigger Win

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Regina's POV

Dinner Date

I wasn't planning on wearing red. But when I saw it, the sleek, backless dress hanging in the boutique window after work. I walked in, tried it on, and bought it without hesitation.

Because if the world insisted on watching me and Nicholas like a scandalous soap opera, I might as well give them a show.

Dinner tonight wasn't supposed to be official. Just a quiet table at a discreet rooftop spot downtown. But with the way things had escalated, it suddenly felt like... more.

A power move, one could even say it was like a line in the sand.

When I walked into the restaurant, heads turned. Some recognized me from the LinkedIn post. Others just knew I didn't look like someone who got tossed aside.

Nicholas was already there, in a black suit that fit him like sin and command.

His eyes widened when he saw me. "You wore red."

"You like it?" I asked, sitting across from him.

His gaze was molten. "That's not the word I'd use."

We ordered wine. The waiter disappeared. Th
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