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Touched by the Billionaire, Owned by the Devil 112
Lena caught me before I could reach the end of the corridor. "Adeline." My hand was still around the folder I had been carrying. She stood a few steps away, watching me with an expression I couldn't immediately place, and for a second neither of us moved. "What?" She came closer, lowering her voice as someone passed behind us. "Are you okay?" The question landed harder than it should have, and I looked down at the folder. "I'm fine." Lena didn't answer. I finally looked back at her. "I mean it. Are you okay?" I opened my mouth, and nothing came out. There were too many possible answers, and none of them seemed small enough to give her in a hallway. The legal case was no longer something I could leave at the edge of my day. It followed me into rooms, into conversations, into every quiet moment when I had nothing else to concentrate on. Even when I wasn't reading documents, I was thinking about them. Even when I was surrounded by people, there were moments when the whole situation s
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Gideon had been going through his own papers across the table, but my attention had been drifting for most of the morning. The legal documents had taken over enough of my life that even when nothing was happening, it felt like something was. The same page had been pushed aside three times, and I was still staring at the paragraph without taking in a single word. "I'm going with you." His eyes lifted from the page. "To the office?" I nodded. "I'm tired of sitting here." He studied me for a moment, then closed the folder in front of him. "You've been working all morning." "I've been staring at the same page all morning." "That isn't the same thing." "It feels worse." I leaned back and rubbed my forehead. "I'm overwhelmed, Gideon. And I'm bored." His expression shifted slightly, but he didn't make a joke out of it or tell me I should be grateful to have time away from the office. He simply watched me for another second before reaching for his folder. "Fine. Come with me." "That e
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I pushed one folder aside and rubbed my forehead. The papers had taken over half the dining table, and I had stopped pretending I was going to read them. The pile of legal folders, printed messages, highlighted sections, and notes from David sat in front of me, but the words refused to arrange themselves. My tea had gone cold, and I was about to drink it anyway when the front door opened. Footsteps crossed the entryway, followed by the quiet sound of a coat being removed. I didn't look up until Elias appeared at the edge of the dining room. He stopped when he saw the table. "You've declared war on paperwork." I looked around at the mess. "The paperwork started it." His mouth curved up. "Then I support your position." He came farther into the room, pulled off his gloves, and placed them beside his coat before taking the chair across from me. His eyes moved over the folders again. "How long have you been doing this?" "Long enough to hate every piece of paper individually." "Th
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"You're giving up?" Gideon's voice came from the armchair. I turned toward him and found a book open across one knee, though I hadn't seen him turn a page in at least ten minutes. "I have no idea what's happening." His mouth curved. "You've been watching it for forty minutes. That's impressive." "Exactly." I pointed the remote at him, "Don't." He lowered his eyes to the book, hiding the smile, and I turned the television off. The sudden silence made me shift deeper into the sofa, stretching my legs carefully across the cushions. My back had been uncomfortable since the afternoon, and my body had developed its own opinions about how long I was allowed to sit in one position. Gideon closed his book. "Still hurting?" "A little." He looked at me, "Your back?" "Mostly." He stood and crossed the room, "Move over." I raised an eyebrow. "That sounded suspiciously like an order." "It wasn't." He waited. I moved aside, and he sat at the end of the sofa, leaving enough spac
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The television was still playing when Gideon came into the living room, but he had stopped looking at it. The remote was still in his hand, his thumb resting against the button. He stood near the doorway for a moment, his attention somewhere beyond the room, then crossed to the coffee table and placed his phone beside mine. "Something happened?" He pulled out the armchair opposite me. "Security received an update." The way he said it made my spine straighten. "About Shane?" Gideon nodded. "He had two men visit him." My body went still as I waited. "They stayed inside his apartment for several minutes. They left after giving him a deadline." My eyes held his. "For what?" "Money." The word landed heavily, and my legs drew beneath me as I adjusted the cushion behind my back. "His debts?" "Among other things." My gaze moved to the dark television screen. For weeks, Shane had been throwing himself against every wall he could find. Motions. Accusations. Delays. Messages. Now ther
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The last shirt refused to fold properly. My stomach had become inconveniently involved in nearly every task lately. I shifted sideways on the couch and reached for the next shirt. The baby pressed upward beneath my ribs, firm enough to make me pause. "You're getting very opinionated." The movement eased, and a smile came despite myself. My hands continued folding. The house was quieter than usual. Gideon had disappeared into his office earlier, and Elias had been taking calls in another room. Nobody had asked about the press conference since we got home, and I appreciated that more than I could explain. My phone vibrated against the coffee table, and my eyes went to the screen. David. My stomach tightened before I had even answered. "Hello?" "Addie, we've got something." His voice came through with an edge that made me sit straighter. "What happened?" "We received the financial records from the security team." My fingers stopped moving against the shirt. "With what?" "With the
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