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XXVIII: He must have been born that way
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2024-10-29 19:42:56She never loved the spotlight, she always did what she could to avoid it, but life had a twisted way of giving her the middle finger.
A few partners of the company came up to meet them congratulating and appreciating Cainan’s leadership of the company for the last eight years, and after shaking hands and after holding a smile on her face for forty minutes straight, she grew weary.
“Bored already?” she heard Cainan’s voice, and she snapped out of her zoning.
Her mouth twitched to the side. “Yeah, never been so bored around so many rich people before.” she murmured and she meant it.
The only time she ever felt excited to be around so many rich people was when she was hoping to steal a thing or two from them, but not doing that and only listening to their business talk was as boring as watching herself twerk in the mirror.
“What are the things that excite you then?” he asked with an interest fi
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