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After a last-minute meeting put me on a jet to Chicago, I met her. The girl with sad eyes and a feisty mouth. I should have thanked her for her kindness, then left it at that. But I didn't. Sitting through another soul sucking meeting, all I could think about were her dark eyes, her soft lips, the way her dog has no concept of personal space-and for the first time, a quiet hope filled my chest. Two weeks later, as I'm forcing my mind to focus on my grandfather's empire, I look up and find those haunting eyes, standing in my office like she belongs. Like she has the answers to all my problems. When my grandfather lays down the law-marry at 35 or forfeit my trust-I see the solution. Marry her. Keep her close. Protect her. And still come out on top. Then I realize: marrying her will cost me everything. My control. My inheritance. My empire. And yet¿ the thought of losing her is the one that brings me to my knees.