The Charade
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Last published Mon, Apr 18, 2016
Jane is distraught as she bumps into her ex unexpectedly and realises that she is not as over him as she would like to believe. Blindly, she tries to escape and bumps into Prince Charming, a pretense, but he makes her an offer she couldn't resist. He offers her a chance to salvage her pride by pretending to be in love with her, so that she doesn't reveal her vulnerability. Will she take it? Is she truly over Mike, her ex? Or will she fall in his arms begging him to take her back?
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