#Chapter 8- Minutes and Proposals

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Fiona POV My fingers brush the edge of the glass containing the last traces of Black Ivory beans in the office. I push up onto my toes, trying and failing to reach the container. “I don’t know whether to be sorry for King Nolan or to see this as an opportunity,” a woman’s voice says from outside the office pantry. I freeze at the mention of King Nolan and find myself holding my breath so I can hear their next words. “His daughter just got married, and there’s a rumor going around that his ex-wife didn’t even show up,” a different woman’s voice says. She doesn’t sound familiar, but that doesn’t mean anything. I haven’t been here long. One of them giggles, the sound grating and obnoxious. “Must mean he’s free for the rest of us to take a shot at. I, for one, would love to see what’s

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