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I never told my boyfriend’s arrogant parents that I was the one who owned the bank holding all their debt. To them, I was just “some barista with no future.” At their luxury yacht party, his mother sneered and shoved a drink into my hands, spilling it down my dress. “Staff should stay below deck,” she said coldly. His father laughed. “Careful—don’t ruin the furniture.”

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me. You never were.”

His face reddened. “You’re being too hard on me.”

“I’m not,” Carter replied, her voice unyielding. “You’re just seeing it too late. And that’s the problem, Ethan. I don’t need someone who’s too late. I need someone who can see me for who I am. Who can see what I am.”

She glanced toward the officers, still standing at the edge of the continue reading …

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