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008. Thinking Like a Reed...

Author: sammie
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-04-07 00:22:53
“Confirm your engagement.”

Ava blinked. “To who?”

Her mom’s lips curled up as she replied. “Detective Ramos.”

Ava stared at her. “That’s— Are you serious?”

“As cancer.”

“You want me to fake a relationship. Publicly. And not to anyone, but to a detective.”

“Why fake it?” she shrugged. “The man is attractive. And you’re clearly… interested.”

“Interested in finding out if he’s a risk to my daughter, yes.”

“Isn’t that what all relationships are?” she mused. “Risk assessments in pretty packaging?”

Ava got to her feet. “This is insane.”

“No, darling. They are. The board. The donors. The gossip hounds. They’re insane if they think they can back you into a corner. You’ve always been at your best when they underestimate you.”

Ava paced, dragging a hand through her hair. “Even if I wanted to pull something like that—which I don’t—I barely know the man. We’ve spoken twice. This isn’t a game.”

“And yet the world’s already playing it,” she said. “You’re trending. They’ve already written the love st
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