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Author: Kaya
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NIGEL

Whatever dress she would pick was bound to surprise him and he liked the thought of that. He couldn't help but smile to himself, giving himself enough room to imagination. But just when he stepped out towards the main door, someone stood there with their back turned to them.

"She's here, isn't she?" He turned back around, Metin Divit. He knew instantly who he was talking about. Nigel's jaw clenched at his sight as Metin turned around. He knew that Metin would be hard to get rid off. And even if he was a roadblock for Nigel, it wasn't possible for him to fire Metin from the job as his lawyer.

Metin has been one of the longest employees of Sterling & Co. and everyone else loved and respected his work thoroughly. If he fired Metin, it would only mean that he would lose some of his credibility among other employees and it can also cause unhappiness. This was a very crucial time of his life and he couldn't afford upsetting anyone at all. He hadn't even had a talk with Matthew Ster
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