The Hard Love
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Last published Fri, Apr 19, 2024
"You hire me," she repeated, bringing her little fingers up. "You shall use cash instead of toilet paper," she finished, with a smile and a little "tap" on his nose. He looked down, the rush of red in his cheeks.
"Cash instead of toilet paper, huh?".
"Yes, sir".
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Tressa Lanchester, a cocky girl applies for a job and finds handsome blue-eyed Asher Hamilton as her manager. They both seem perfect for each other, maybe they are, but their secrets are only waiting to be unraveled.
Maybe it's love, maybe it's not.
Time is only the essence of what is going to be revealed eventually.
You can't keep them forever, can you?
Or maybe you can. You just have to do what you have to do.
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