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116|More Of A Woman
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Five minutes later, when Liam left the restroom with Eden's lacy panties safely tucked in his pocket, he ran straight into Laura and her entourage of lawyers and accountants.
He'd met them a few times, went out to dinner and a show with them once or twice, too. But he couldn't say he liked any of them.
"Li!" Laura ran straight into his arms, but he held them stiffly at his sides, refusing to open them up for her.
"Play along and pretend you're happy to see me," she said under her breath. "They don't know we broke up."
"Not my problem," he replied, matching her smile as he pushed her away.
Laura turned to her friends and asked them to excuse her, promising to catch up with them in a bit.
The friendly mask she'd worn just seconds ago came off the minute they were alone, and she went off at him, hissing viciously like a venomous snake. "Really, Liam, you couldn't do me this one favour?"
Before he could remind her he didn't owe her
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