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At breakfast, he didn’t even look guilty. He just smiled over his coffee and said, “You’re only a placeholder until she says yes.” Three hours later, in the boardroom, his powerful boss dropped to one knee and asked him to marry her. He said yes in front of everyone. I smiled, stood up, and made one phone call. By sunrise, his empire was gone—and he still didn’t know what I had moved first.

At breakfast, he didn’t even look guilty. He just smiled over his coffee and said, “You’re only a placeholder until she says yes.” Three hours later, in the boardroom, his powerful boss dropped to one knee and asked him to marry her. He said yes in front of everyone. I smiled, stood up, and made one phone call. By sunrise, his empire was gone—and he still didn’t know what I had moved first.

by Geekrew Originals · Jul 5, 2026 · completed

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At breakfast, Evan didn’t even lower his voice. He sat across from me in our glass-walled kitchen, stirring cream into his coffee like he was discussing the weather, not destroying a marriage. “Claire,” he said, smiling, “you’re only a placeholder until she says yes.”

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