Chapter 17
Author: Harlequin
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Just as she's about to fall to the floor a hand circles around her waist preventing her from falling although she had shut her eyes awaiting the impact and when she felt nothing she slowly opened her eyes, presenting her to a man gazing down at her.

"What a nice way to say hello." He teased her jeling her to stand gently on her feet. Lucy looked away smoothening her clothes and gazed at him awed by his charm but quickly composed herself.

"It's rude to bump into a lady without apologizing." She retorted with a blank expression while adjusting her disheveled clothes.

"Forgive me for my manners darling." He smiled placing a gentle kiss on her hand causing her to retract it immediately and frowned.

"Do you go around doing this? Aren't you tired of harassing women?" She rolled her eyes gazing into his emerald ones that were beautiful and got her attention even more were his beautiful features that women would die for but compared to her ex-husband Michael was far more handsome and alluring
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