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Cole had a few obvious flaws. The main one was his egotism, but Piper assumed that all billionaires had at least a touch of that. It was also clear that he and Queen Tess’s brothers didn’t get along, but Piper didn’t know the Donovan brothers well enough to make the assumption that Cole was the villain in that relationship. He hadn’t been at all friendly to the wealthy brothers, but they hadn’t been kind to him either.
As she walked with Cole along the light beige sandy shore, she ruminated over the fact that the man had several redeeming qualities, as well. He was impossibly handsome, almost to the point of being too pretty. He was funny and even proved himself to be a bit self-effacing––when they were alone. She suspected that his pompous, arrogant act was merely a façade he used as
