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She was a pawn to be used as he liked

And in the circumstances, Eve had no choice but to go along with the pretense set up by Max Nilsson's schemes.

A rich man's lover--or a loving daughter trying to shield her family? Eve knew very well which was her real self. Only by cruel coincidence the man being baited by Max was the one man whose good opinion Eve really longed for.

And Carl Ramsay believed that she was a heartless gold digger. With the evidence stacked against her, winning Carl's love seemed hopeless ....