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Once they took a step inside the lobby, their dynamic aura gleamed all over the entire floor that they immediately caught the people's attention, awestruck by the picturesque couple entering the building. What blew them away was the fact that the man was the smiling, yet tyrannical executive.
Adler took a glance at Carylle and saw that she confidently had her head held high with the same blinding smile on her face. It made him smile wider in approval, as expected from Don Miguel's only daughter. A woman who was dignified and knows her very worth much enough that she doesn't hang her head low as a crowd pauses to stare at her. They continued to walk and strut like a pair of models running the catwalk, the clanking of her heels against the shiny, marbled floor echoing across the lobby ad
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