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"There's no way out," Melinda groaned. She was sitting next to Daniel on a lounge chair by the pool, drinking her fifth complimentary piña colada. "I mean, seriously, my parents have trained their children to be nothing but mindless, obedient puppets."
"Isn't that a bit harsh?" Daniel asked, lifting his sunglasses.
Man, he had amazing eyes. Melinda's gaze drifted down to Daniel's chiseled abs. That was the beautiful thing about swimming pools…men could take off their shirts without ulterior motives, and Melinda was enjoying every minute of it.
Focus.
"Not at all. I've been stuck at the family business with no way out because no one else wants the job. I could leave and let the diner fail, but I just—can't. And to find out Bree has been pretending to be getting married this whole ti
