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Last published Sun, Sep 28, 2025
What happens when the lines between hate and fate are blurred?
James Whitmore, a 30-year-old British man, is successful, focused, and known for his cold, detached demeanor. Madison Parker, a 27-year-old free-spirited American, joins his firm in London with dreams of success-and a secret mission: to find the mystery man she hooked up with in Las Vegas five years ago, someone she can't remember but can't forget. What she doesn't know is that James is that man. Now locked in fierce competition for the same promotion, their rivalry burns with tension. She sees him as arrogant and insufferable. He sees the girl he never forgot. As professional stakes rise, James must decide whether to keep their past buried or risk everything by revealing the truth Madison's been searching for all along.
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