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Author: Diti Koshy
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Juliette sighed into her chest, looking up at the grand Garrett mansion and feeling smaller and smaller than she needed to be.

She didn’t know why, but even though she had seen this place once before, it still felt like foreign territory—somewhere she shouldn’t be walking into. It was as if all her instincts were telling her to turn and run away. Never look back. Never return.

But no matter how much her heart thundered inside her chest, no matter how tightly the knots in her stomach tightened—painfully so—she knew there was no backing off.

If she wanted a safe and comfortable life for her grandma, if she wanted her business to take off and never again depend on her uncle and aunt for financial support, then she had to take this leap of faith.

This was the only way to step out of their control, the only way to live her life on her own terms—even if it had to start with a compromise.

With another deep breath, she grabbed the handle of her suitcase and hauled it toward the mansion.

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    Laura wasn’t sure whether to hate the woman standing in front of her or simply stab her with the heel of her shoe.God, she was annoying.And the things she was saying—as if she were so much better than Laura, as if marrying James were some kind of good fortune. She clearly had no idea what she was getting herself into.Sure, there was a time when James was someone even Laura admired. Not only was he easy on the eyes, but he was also powerful, with a good and successful life ahead of him.But now? After the accident, he was nothing but a burden—one even his own family didn’t want anything to do with. Wasn’t that the very reason he had been thrown into the west wing, left all alone to suffer and wait for the day he would die?And here this woman was—what was her name again?—treating that useless cripple like some kind of rare gem. Huh. If only that were true.But even then, Laura felt she couldn’t quite stand seeing someone so happy about marrying James. Maybe it was because she couldn

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