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Chapter 34

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Richard's point of view:

"She is insufferable!" I muttered, stepping into my office and switching on my computer. I had an app to design, deadlines to meet, and yet, somehow, Elizabeth had taken over every damn thought in my head.

I opened my laptop, determined to work, but my mind refused to cooperate. 'What kind of person is she?" I leaned back in my chair, recalling her tantrums, her stubbornness, her ridiculous innocence. She wasn’t like anyone I had ever met—not even Laura.

And that was the problem.

I snapped my laptop shut and grabbed my phone, and dialed Maxwell. The second he picked up, I got straight to the point

"I'm firing that guy."

There was a pause before his groggy voice came through. "What guy?"

I frowned, glancing at the time. Just past eleven. "Are you seriously sleeping at this hour?" Maxwell was a club guy. He didn't sleep this early.

"Yes, and now I'm awake," he grumbled. "Who are you talking about?"

"The nutritionist—the one you vouched for. He’s
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