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Don’t Beg for Love 77. Engaged
Andrew’s expression didn’t change, the empty space echoing his words.“If I were here to play,” he said evenly, “I would’ve stayed home.”His eyes never left mine. His voice remained calm, almost conversational. “I left an entire business empire behind and followed you across countries. Do you really think I came all this way for amusement?”Before I could answer, he took another step closer.The distance between us disappeared.Without warning, his fingers caught a loose strand of my hair that had escaped my veil.He slowly tucked it behind my ear.The gesture was so gentle that my body reacted before my mind did.I stiffened.“You remember the promise we made ten years ago.” His voice dropped lower, his fingers lingering for only a heartbeat before falling away. “I haven’t gone back on mine. And I won’t tolerate you going back on yours.”A promise?I searched my memory.There had been so many promises. Childish ones. Hopeful ones.The future had seemed so simple back then.Before I
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At the dining hall.No…Calling it a dining hall was still an understatement.It resembled the banquet chamber of a royal palace.The room stretched so wide that the opposite end almost disappeared beneath towering arches. A magnificent crystal chandelier hung from a ceiling adorned with intricate Islamic geometric patterns and hand-painted gold details. Massive marble columns lined both sides of the hall, while floor-to-ceiling windows overlooked lush gardens where fountains shimmered beneath the afternoon sun.At the center stood a dining table long enough to accommodate several dozen guests.Only four seats, however, had been prepared.The moment I stepped inside, my eyes found him.Andrew Hale.He sat beside Amira’s husband with the same composed posture that always made him seem as though he belonged wherever he was.Across from him, the man who could only be Minister Omar El-Sharif was speaking warmly.“Our government has been very pleased with the progress of the upstream ener
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Everything inside me went still, my fists clenching involuntarily.For one dangerous second, I wanted to look up.To meet his eyes.To ask him what kind of game he thought he was playing.It took every ounce of self-control I possessed to remain where I was, my gaze fixed on the glowing screen still displaying the translation as though the words meant nothing to me.I forced my fingers to loosen.Then I breathed once.Twice.I silently handed the phone back to Linda, behaving as though I had never seen the translation.As though I hadn’t just heard the most absurd sentence Andrew Hale had ever uttered.My future bride?What a ridiculous joke.…The rest of the evening unfolded in a way that only confirmed my suspicions.Mr. Hoffmann’s attitude toward me changed completely.The guarded businessman who had carefully weighed every condition only hours ago suddenly became unusually accommodating.After dinner, he personally led Linda and me through different wings of the estate.The mansi
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