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EMILIAThe café Alexander had chosen was one I used to frequent when I still lived in NY and something told me he had done it on purpose. It was between a bookstore and a flower shop and I loved coming here because it was so cozy. He arrived early and was seating at the table in the corner when I arrived.Anna had offered to come with me this morning when I wouldn’t stop pacing, but I had refused. I didn’t want to appear scared when I hadn’t done anything wrong.He stood up when he saw me, an appreciative smile on his face. “You came,” he said, a small hint of surprise on his face.“Why wouldn’t I? I said I would,” I answered and he nodded. “But I almost didn’t” I admitted after when we took both our seats.His eyes softened. “I wouldn’t have blamed you if you decided not to come”I looked at Alexander without the panic from yesterday and he had grown noticeably older than he should have in five years. It made me wonder if the accident had anything to do with it. There was an old sca

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EMILIAI continued to stare at the text message from Margaret until I got back to my hotel room. The idea of working with someone like Margaret would give me the breakthrough I had always wanted, but there were so many variables I would have to think about if I considered the offer.It would be nine months in the city I had run away from without a second thought and spent years avoiding. I didn’t know if I was willing to come back as though nothing happened.“Emilia?” Anna’s voice cut through my thoughts, startling me.I almost dropped my phone when I looked up, my brows drawn in confusion. When had I entered the hotel room?“What’s wrong? Did that man call Lily’s dad to the meeting?” She was already pushing her laptop to the side and hurrying towards me. I watched as rage took over her features as she continued to rant.“I thought you said he could be trusted. And he set you up like that? Do we have to leave? I can…”I held out my hand to stop her before she could rush towards the cl

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EMILIAPierce Holdings was located at the top three floors of a skyscraper building on Park Avenue that made Jones Consulting Group’s office look like a very ambitious idea that was still a work in progress on paper.I shook the thought out of my head. I was not going to let the marble lobby or the immaculate reception put down all the efforts I had made to get to where I was today.Anna walked beside me with her fingers curled tightly around the strap of her laptop bag. She wore a tight expression. It was the familiar face when she tried to project confidence she did not feel, and if I wasn’t as nervous as she was, I would have laughed.I was far from calm, but my expression did not betray the loud thumping of my heart or how my hands were trembling.The receptionist greeted us with a genuine smile, which was rare when you worked in high-rise buildings in NY, except your boss was a sweetheart, which Margaret appeared to be judging from our interaction at the conference.The reception

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