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    For several months, I declined the proposals of every man that approached me romantically. I didn''t think twice before saying no to dates in the most luxurious restaurants, pic dates, offers to fly me out to my desired country and take on the expenses for the entire trip and many more enticing offers. If always stood my ground. Young, responsible, rich and good looking men, I turned them down. All for Aiden. All because I loved him.


    It had just been business from the start of it. I take my family''s business very seriously so I hadn''t even seen ever getting romantic with my business partner possible. I like to separate business from every other thing, most importantly, from my personal life. It was like my personal unspoken rule and ingrained at the back of my mind and always singing in my head whenever business was spiraling into something personal.


    And I always listened to that voice. I never hesitated to do whatever was needed to be done to keep things strictly business until Aiden.


    But as time went by...I started to ignore the ringing in my head.


    I broke a rule for him.


    I found out that I had a thing for Aiden when I repeatedly found myself waiting for his update on the project we were working on instead of getting on to work as I awaited his update. I knew I was going to break. that rule when I found out I''d started putting more effort into my look whenever we had to meet or whenever there was a meeting where he''d be present, but I still ignored it.


    Yet, unconsciously, I stopped seeing every man I might have a thing with. I turned down any and every proposal because Aiden was the only one I wanted. And I was someone who always got whatever she


    wanted. It was a given so I didn''t need to worry that I might lose on all ends. Once I set my eyes on it, it bes m I already knew Aiden was mine but I still put in the efforts.


    I started by impressing him with my high IQ, I worked extra hard on any project or task that he was involved in and told myself that I only wanted to get a good job done and impress a prospective long term. business partner. It worked. My business partner was impressed, proud and d to be working with me. He was a man of standards and rules, he wanted things done in the right ways and on time too. Those


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    not even a problem for me.


    Then I worked on my looks, though I didn''t have to do much, since I always paid extra attention to my looks to impress clients. They say. dress how you want to be addressed, right? For Aiden, I dressed how I wanted him to see me. Every extra deepness to my lipstick, the subtle plunge in the neckline of my dresses, every difference and


    improvement revolved around Aiden and what he might like. My efforts in that department also yielded the expected result.


    And that was how things quickly spiraled romantically. Even faster than I expected. But I went with the flow.


    Doing business with Aiden was great and very profitable. Dating him. also turned out to be one of the best experiences of my life, ever.


    I saw him as the perfect man for me...I still did.


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    It was like fate in our favor, because not long after Aident and I started off on something romantic, our parents, who were also in business, suggested a marriage proposal.


    Of course, it was good timing and we epted without much thought.


    "It''d be good for the business," he had said to me during one of our countless sex nights.


    We met my parents and I met his parents too. Things were going well. I


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    was in love with a man who cared for me like it was his purpose in life. Life was way better. I had money and a loving man. What more could I ever wish for?


    My life was great, almost like a romantic movie or book until it was time to pick our wedding date.


    That was when Aiden suddenly changed.


    He announced to the families that he wasn''t ready for the marriage and he needed more time. It was granted as everyone tried to understand. Our parents didn''t want either of us to feel pressured. Even I didn''t want him to feel pressured.


    We needed up signing a contract, which stated that the marriage would still hold regardless. And it wasn''t like he was forced into making that decision, he signed those powers willingly.


    After that, he started to pull away. Slowly at first but I noticed even the tiniest withdrawal.