He Divorced Me, I Marry A Bigger Billionaire!
“Hardly, Hayes. Just keeping my head clear. Unlike you, I don’t need liquid courage to close a deal.”
I chuckled, but the choice stuck in my head. The Aaliyah I met, the one I fell for, loved a good pinot noir at these dinners, always matching me drink for drink.
Now, twice in a row, she’d passed on wine or anything alcoholic. Stress, maybe? Or something else?
“Clear for what?” I pressed, leaning forward. “Are you planning something big that I don't know about?”
She tilted her head, her diamond earrings catching the light, “There you go again, Orrin. Monroe Media’s not slowing down, you know that. New York’s calling with bigger clients and bigger stakes.”
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