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  &quot;Hey Rick&quot; Nicole nervously greeted as she picked the call.
  &quot;Nicole, why did it take you so long to pick up?&quot; Rick questioned the moment he heard Nicole s voice.
  &quot;I, um… I wasn t close to my phone. Uh.. how are you doing?&quot;
  &quot;Are you okay? You sound nervous.&quot;
  &quot;Yeah, yeah. I m fine.&quot; Nicole replied, internally cursing herself for not being able to hide her nervousness.
  &quot;Vanessa and I are worried about you. You didn t show up at work. We went to your apartment to check up on you, but your place was locked… where are you?&quot;
  &quot;I m sorry I didn t tell you guys because everything happened so sudden… Something came up, so I had to leave New York in a hurry.&quot;
  &quot;What s wrong. Did something bad happen?&quot; Rick asked, sounding worried.
  Nicole felt really bad lying, but she had to keep up with the

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  Weeks had gone by since Nicole accepted Gabriel s offer, but they had never gone out together as the 'supposed couple' which made Nicole feel sad. Gabriel had asked her to act as his fiancée for six months but she never felt like one even for a second. He was always imprisoning himself with work and Nicole was beginning to feel concerned, he needed some sort of distraction to get him off his busy lifestyle even if it was only for a day, but Gabriel wasn t giving her the chance no matter how hard she tried. 
  Nicole had no idea why he was like that, maybe it was because he still sees her as a stranger and doesn t want to warm up to her or maybe, he had a rough past, either way, Nicole was still willing to give it another try. She only hopes not to get disappointed in the end.
  Gabriel was in his bedroom getting ready for work when he heard a knock on his door.
  &quot;Com

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  &quot;What are you doing here?!&quot; Gabriel whisper yelled once they were in his office
  Before Nicole could reply, he cut her off
  &quot;How did you get here in the first place?&quot;
  &quot;Isn t it obvious that your chauffeur brought me here? And oh, your chauffeur is really good looking. You have quite a good taste when employing&quot;
  Nicole s response infuriated Gabriel even more. She was complimenting his employee while he was being serious.
  &quot;Why are you here?&quot; he said through gritted teeth
  &quot;I only came to thank you for the credit card and also to show you this new dress I got. I wanted to know if you like it&quot; she explained with happiness in her voice, ignoring Gabriel s anger
  &quot;And you thought it was best to come to my office?&quot; he asked, trying really hard to control his anger
  &quot;I was really excited, okay? I didn t kn

Chapter 13
  &quot;Hey Rick&quot; Nicole nervously greeted as she picked the call.
  &quot;Nicole, why did it take you so long to pick up?&quot; Rick questioned the moment he heard Nicole s voice.
  &quot;I, um… I wasn t close to my phone. Uh.. how are you doing?&quot;
  &quot;Are you okay? You sound nervous.&quot;
  &quot;Yeah, yeah. I m fine.&quot; Nicole replied, internally cursing herself for not being able to hide her nervousness.
  &quot;Vanessa and I are worried about you. You didn t show up at work. We went to your apartment to check up on you, but your place was locked… where are you?&quot;
  &quot;I m sorry I didn t tell you guys because everything happened so sudden… Something came up, so I had to leave New York in a hurry.&quot;
  &quot;What s wrong. Did something bad happen?&quot; Rick asked, sounding worried.
  Nicole felt really bad lying, but she had to keep up with the act to save herself from getting into trouble with Gabriel.
  &quot;No, no. Everything is f

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