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Complete, First published Apr 10, 2020
"You found me as a kid. Now let my adult self grow old with you..."
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"We'll marry as soon as we meet again."

"Pwomise?" The little girl held out her pinky finger.

The boy entwined his own pinky finger with hers and kissed her lips shyly.

"Promise."

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Two successful people with their equally giant egos... Will they be able to keep their pride aside and fulfill the promises they had made to each other? Or will their promises be burnt by their blazing pride?

26 year old Evelyn White is what you would call a perfect 10. Beautiful, confident, successful and with a mysterious air surrounding her, she is the one most would kill for. Despite her young age, she is the CEO of a famous multimillionaire company built all by herself. Everyone is intrigued by her but no one has been able to get close enough to unravel her mystery. Until he came along.

Meet Adrian Stone. The youngest billionaire. The most eligible bachelor. He is cold and ruthless to the world but has a soft corner for the beautiful Ms. White. He is content with admiring her from afar until fate brings them together as business partners. Now that he's back, he's intent on fulfilling the promise he made to her long time ago and make her do the same. 

Both of them being equally powerful magnets, watch as their hearts get attached and prides get clashed. Which one would win?
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