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Chapter 12

Author: Isabelle Cross
Zach was standing there, his suit perfect, and his expression icy.

He walked over with confident steps and took my hand.

"Today's our anniversary. I've been waiting to take you home," he said calmly.

"Chloe, the company didn't hire you to stir up drama. This is your last warning," he said. His icy presence swept across Ethan and Chloe like a blade.

Chloe hesitated, then grabbed the document from her desk and retreated to her office.

"Fine, I'll handle this document," she said.

"Anniversary? Are you two actually married?" Ethan asked, disbelief in his voice.

Zach took my wrist and wrapped his other arm firmly around my waist, as if staking his claim.

"Legally married," he said flatly.

With that, Zach turned and led me away.

"No way!" Ethan completely lost his composure and shouted after us,

"Zach Whitmore! Your standards are sky-high! How could you possibly be into her?!"

In the backseat of the Rolls-Royce, Zach gripped my neck with one hand.

"Summer, now you can finally se
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