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    b15 /bbmin /bleft

    At that moment, Kaia finally believed what Lucien had told her.

    That man really did know how to y the innocent card.

    “Jerryb, /bit’s not what you think,” Kaia exined. “I won’t need an assistantter–not because you weren’t good at your job. I’m just worried bI’ll /bslow you down.”

    Jerry hesitated, clearly reluctant but aware bthat /bpressing the issue would only make things worse.

    “bAlright/bb,/bb” /bhe said, nodding. “Thanks for looking bout /bfor me these past few days. I’ll head over to Mr. Wright thenb./bb” /b

    Kaia gave him a polite bsmile/b. “You’re wee.”

    What bshe /bbdidn’t /bnotice was bthe /bway Vanessa was staring dreamily at Jerry’s retreating figure.

    Later, bKaia /breturned to Lucien and told bhim /bbshe /bwas bnow /b

    bassistant/bb–/bbfree/b.

    Lucien was bsecretly /boverjoyed–bbut /bmade sure to y it cool.

    “Honeyb, /bbwant /bme bto /bask byour /bdirector to assign byou /bba /bfemale bassistant/bb?/bb” /bbhe /boffered.

    bKaia /bbgave /bbhim /bba /bbsharp /bsideb–/bbeye /band scoffed. “Really? bWhat /bif

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    she’s a lesbian too? You gonna transfer her out?”

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    Lucien, catching on that she was a little annoyed, scratched the back of his neck sheepishly.

    “Okayb, /bokay–my bad. Forget the assistant. I’ll talk to your director about lightening your workload instead.”

    Kaia chuckled. “You’re impossible, you know that?”

    Truth be told, she was only a little irritated that Lucien kept inserting himself into her work life–even if it came from a good ce.

    Luckily, he always knew when to stop.

    And once she made it clear she didn’t like being micromanaged, he backed off.

    That was the unspoken bnce they’de to understand in their marriage.

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    At Vanguard Law Firm, Kaia turned to Vanessa.

    “Hey, I didn’t ask them to prep lunch today. There’s a bnew /bspot downstairs–want to check it out?”

    She’d been eating clean homemade meals every dayb, /bbut every

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    b15 /bmin left

    bnow /bband /bbthen/bb, /bshe craved something a little more indulgent.

    Vanessa, bmeanwhile/b, was glued to her phoneb, /bbgiggling /bnow and

    thenb. /b

    bKaia /bwaved a hand bin front /bof her face. “Vanessa? Earth to you- what’s so funnyb?/bb” /b

    Vanessa blinked and looked upb, /bflustered. “Sorryb, /bwhat did you sayb?/bb” /b

    “Lunch,” Kaia repeated, bsmiling/bb. /b“There’s a new restaurant downstairs. bThought /bwe could go try it. No food delivery from home today.b” /b

    Normally, Vanessa jumped at the chance to eat out with Kaia— they were a well–oiled work duo and habitual lunch explorers.

    But todayb, /bshe hesitated.

    “Actuallyb… /ba friend’sing to see me,” bshe /bsaid, eyes skimming away. “You bgo /bahead with Candy and bthe /bothers.”

    Kaia nodded, bbut /bbsomething /btugged at her thoughts.

    bAt /blunchb, /bCandy Butler spoke bup /bbetween bites of sd.

    “Kaiab, /bdon’t you bthink /bVanessa’s been acting kind of weird btely/bb?/bb” /b

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    bKaia /blooked up, curious. “Weird how?b” /b

    b15 /bbmin /bbleft /b

    “Wellb, /busually she’s the one leading the lunchtime gossipb, /bbright/bb? /bLatelyb, /bshe just eats quietly and giggles bat /bher phone blike /bit’s

    texting her sweet nothings. We think she’s got a guy!”

    Kaia chuckled, suddenly catching on.

    “That’d be normal. Maybe it’s one of those blind dates her bfamily’s /balways forcing on her.”

    Vanessa often grumbled about the dull dates her parents arranged every week. Maybe she’d finally met someone she actually liked?

    “bNo /bbway /bit’s bone /bbof /bthose boring setups,” Candy insisted, lowering bher /bvoice.

    “Yesterday, bshe /bshowed me a pair of men’s shoes–cost almost three grand–and asked if they looked good. I said bthey /bwere bnice/bb, /bband /bbshe /bwalked boff /bbgrinning /blike bshe’d /bjust bbought /bthe moon. Tell me that’s not suspicious.”

    bKaia’s /bbsmile /bfaded a blittle/bb. /bbThat /bdid sound… excessiveb. /b

    bA /bgift was one bthing/bb, /bbbut /bexpensive shoes bonly /ba week into bdating/bb? /bbThat /bwasn’t Vanessa’s bstyle/bb–/bnot bunless /bshe was really bsmitten/bb… /bbor being /bbtaken /bbadvantage /bbof/b.

    “And you bknow /bbwhat /bbelse/bb?/bb” /bCandy added, bleaning /bbin /b

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    b15 /bbmin /bbleft /b

    dramaticallyb. /b“It’s bad luck to give a man shoes. Means he’ll run baway /bwith them.”

    Someone nearby snorted. “Where’d byou /bget that nonsense?”

    “It’s an old sayingb, /bokay? Believe it or not–it’s up to you.” Candy shrugged, unapologetic.

    Kaia smiled despite herself. But something mischievous sparked behind her eyes.

    “bAlright/bb, /bbyou /bbguys /bhead back first–I’m stopping by the shop bnext /bdoor bto /bgrab something.”

    She’d never bought Lucien shoes before. Did that mean he’d leave her if she did?

    Back bat /bbGagher /bHoldingsb, /bFrank stared at bhis /bphone bin /bsurprise.

    A message from Kaia had just popped up: [Mr. bGagher/b, do byou /bhappen to know byour /bboss’s shoe sizeb? /bKeep it hushb–/bhushb, /bbalright/b? Don’t let bhim /bbknow/b.]

    Frank raised a browb, /bbthen /bgrinned.

    biLooks /i/blike bMrs. /bbGraves /bis nning a surprisei. /i

    iGood/ii. /ibMaybe /bbiit’ll /i/bbisoften /i/bbiMr. /i/biGraves’s /ibicy /bmoodi–/ihe nearly itook /ithe bfinance /bbidirector’s /i/bhead ioff /iover the iQ2 /inumbersi. /i

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    He quickly typed back: [Mr. Graves usually wears size 9.5, but he buys size 10 forfort.]

    Kaia read the message and blinked.

    Big feeti, /ihuhi. /iMakes sense.

    She strolled into a high–end men’s shoe store and scanned bthe /bshelves. After a few minutes, she chose a sleek pair in Lucien’s busual /bstyle. They weren’t custom like bhis /busual shoes–but at nearly $100,000, they were still no small splurge.

    On the way back to thew firm, shopping bag bin /bhand, Kaia paused as she passed a men’s suit boutique.

    Inside, she spotted Vanessa.

    bLaughing /bsoftlyb, /bphone in hand. Standing beside a rack of tailored bmen’s /bjackets.

    biDidn’t /i/bshe bsay /bshe ihad /ilunch ns iwith /ia friendi? /i