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  &quot;And you?... Why aren t you in a relationship?&quot; Gabriel asked taking Nicole by surprise.
  She hasn t talked to anyone about her personal life. Vanessa and Rick were her friends but she wasn t so close to them on a personal level because of what had happened to her in the past.
  &quot;I-um. I had a rough relationship.&quot; she replied taking a sip from her wine, hoping it help calm her nervousness.
  &quot;Look, If you don t-&quot;
  &quot;No, no, it s fine. I actually want to talk about it since I haven t done that with anyone. It eats me up sometimes.&quot; she said cutting him off.
  &quot;I had this boyfriend from high school. We were so in love, or so I thought&quot; she began with a shaky smile.
  Gabriel knew she was only smiling to cover her pain. He gently placed his hand on hers, showing her that she could trust him.
  &quot;Thanks&quot; Nicole said w

  Chapter 17
    Three months had gone by since Gabriel and Nicole started their fake relationship. Everything has been fine between them. They ve also gone out on several dates.
  It was late at night on a certain day, Gabriel was in his study working as he usually does when Nicole walked in.
  &quot;Hey.&quot; She greeted, taking a seat across him.
  &quot;Hey.&quot; He replied and went back to what he was doing.
  The room was quiet for a while before Nicole spoke up again.
  &quot;What do you always do with all these documents?&quot; she asked, leaving her seat and walked to Gabriel, standing behind him.
  &quot;I m working.&quot; He flatly replied.
  &quot;It s quite obvious you re working. What I want to know is do you understand all this stuff?... I mean, doesn t it get complicated sometimes?&quot; she asked, taking a peek at the documents.
  Gabriel was enjoying how curious she w

  Chapter 15
   Gabriel took a quick shower and got dressed in a black suit. When he was done, he went downstairs to wait for Nicole in the living room.
  While waiting for Nicole, he decided to call Daniel, a famous chef in New York and also a friend of his, whose restaurant was built by his company.
  Daniel had once told him that he was always welcome to come by his restaurant anytime because, he was his special guest.
  Gabriel didn t want to abuse that privilege, instead he called Daniel to let him know that he urgently needed reservation for a table of two.
  Gabriel waited twenty more minutes for Nicole before he saw her coming down the stairs.
  She looked incredibly beautiful in the black off shoulder bodycon mini dress and peep-toe ankle platforms she wore.
  He wondered how ladies could walk in heels as high as those.
  Her hair was wrapped up in a side part bun.
  This is the

Chapter 16
  &quot;And you?... Why aren t you in a relationship?&quot; Gabriel asked taking Nicole by surprise.
  She hasn t talked to anyone about her personal life. Vanessa and Rick were her friends but she wasn t so close to them on a personal level because of what had happened to her in the past.
  &quot;I-um. I had a rough relationship.&quot; she replied taking a sip from her wine, hoping it help calm her nervousness.
  &quot;Look, If you don t-&quot;
  &quot;No, no, it s fine. I actually want to talk about it since I haven t done that with anyone. It eats me up sometimes.&quot; she said cutting him off.
  &quot;I had this boyfriend from high school. We were so in love, or so I thought&quot; she began with a shaky smile.
  Gabriel knew she was only smiling to cover her pain. He gently placed his hand on hers, showing her that she could trust him.
  &quot;Thanks&quot; Nicole said when she felt Gabriel s hand on hers on the table.
  It gave her a sudden relief knowing that 

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