I Was Just Doing My Job
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Everyone at the company knows Emma Carter.
Not because she's the smartest employee.
Not because she's the most ambitious.
She's famous for one thing:
She's hopelessly obsessed with Adrian Mercer, the company's arrogant young heir.
Everyone watched her chase him for over a year.
He rejected her.
She came back.
He ignored her.
She smiled.
He treated her like she was invisible.
She still showed up the next day.
At first, everyone thought Emma was trying to marry into the Mercer family.
Then they decided she was genuinely in love.
Even Adrian believed it.
What they don't know is that Emma isn't heartbroken.
She's a professional.
And Adrian isn't her only client.
She's also devoted to a cold, untouchable CEO.
A world-famous actor everyone secretly dreams about.
A brilliant, sunshine-like pop star.
A charming and calculating business tycoon.
And a dark, obsessive genius painter.
Six powerful men.
Six completely different kinds of trouble.
And Emma?
She doesn't have time to fall in love.
She's too busy getting paid.
Because for Emma, affection is a service, devotion is a performance, and heartbreak is simply not included in the contract.
Then one day, she's made enough money.
So she quits.
No dramatic goodbye.
No tears.
No begging.
She simply takes her money, walks away, and moves on with her life.
After all, the contract is over.
The problem?
The men don't seem to understand that.
The girl who used to chase them is suddenly gone.
And for the first time, they realize something terrifying-
They were never the ones being played.
They were the ones who fell first.
And now, they're coming after her.
Emma thought she was just doing her job.
She never expected six men to turn her resignation into a full-blown war.
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