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Prologue
3 YEARS AGO
"Why me?"
"Because you are my last option.""But father –""But nothing" he thundered and she gasped."I'm sorry, my dear. But we are about to go bankrupt and we will lose everything including the Greenyork Estate" he held her shoulders tenderly and she looked at him."I know how much that property means to you but we need this merger" he smiled at her. She closed her eyes and sighed in defeat. Her sigh was a silent mourn for all she had lost and all she was about to lose.
"Okay father, I'll do it" she said and he hugged her.
"Thank you my dear, thank you" he released her."I am a happy man today and its because of you" he was gushing with excitement even as she left his study. But she was feeling numb. Her life was about to change and she felt it wasn't for the better.Related chapters
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