MELISSA'S POV

“I don’t understand, so the rule applies for you but not for me?” I said, folding my arms across my chest as I stared at him.

Eric leaned back against the headboard, completely relaxed, like we weren’t even having a serious conversation. The sheet was loosely wrapped around his waist, his chest exposed, his expression calm in a way that annoyed me even more.

“No, don’t think of it that way,” he said calmly. “The thing is, I’m a responsible man with a family. I can’t just leave everything I’ve worked for years behind just like that. People would start talking, and it would ruin my businesses.”

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