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26: Leap Of Faith

Author: Bentu
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Chapter 26

Leap Of Faith

Elena

One step at a time, deep breaths, squared shoulders… you can do this Elena.

I could, only that I couldn't believe I was really doing this. I was dressed in a black pencil gown and a white jacket, I kept my eyes down, avoiding the intense gazes I'd been receiving ever since I stepped out of the house.

Was I nuts? I wondered as I walked into Harrington Enterprises and headed straight for the elevator.

I couldn't believe I was doing this. I was coming back to work with Damien Landon, the man I'd been arranged to marry and had married until recently.

I pressed the button for the top floor—Damien’s office, despite the growing unease I felt.

I'd spent all night telling myself how and why I couldn't do this but the terms he'd offered had been enticing. Five times my current pay would be enough to comfortably take care of Lily and sort out a lot of other things.

It hadn't been easy getting this job, I didn't want to lose it just like that. Not to add, I
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