Fake Empire (Kensingtons Book 1)

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The two realizations are unnerving, uncomfortable. I don’t like the implications, and I need a distraction. really cute and fast-paced I wouldn't call it a slow burn but good nonetheless. would recommend it if you love marriage of convenience <3 I’m surprised he’s here. He hasn’t been coming out much. Kensington Consolidated just bought that new electronics company. Isn’t he taking that over for his father, along with everything else? Talk about a slap to the face for Oliver.”

if the lemonade here is intended to suggest the lemonade made in the axiom about life handing you lemons, it's crushing to think that even that most optimistic outlook is so bleak that we might "put a little something in our lemonade" - i.e. liquor it up to numb ourselves, to stay only "half-awake" so we don't have to admit it's a fake empire.

I want to stand here and coax another one out of him, which is what convinces me to leave. He’ll be my husband, and this is the first conversation we’ve ever had that encapsulates more than polite small talk. Curiosity is one thing, interest another. The arranged marriage was accurate though. But they had such odd relationship development. So many missed opportunities... We just carry on living our lives oblivious to the many problems around us - hence the "half-asleep."
Siempre han tenido una relación cordial pero no se conocen, siempre es un simple saludo y ya, pero llega el momento de casarse y es cuando se dan cuenta la realidad de su situación. Who?” Sophie asks, looking up from her phone. She might be more dedicated to her work than I am, which is saying something.

He bought my drink and then gave me a half-assed compliment.” And confirmed our engagement is imminent and incoming, but I keep that to myself. Ellos han estado comprometdos desde que tenían 15 años, porque son de las familias más ricas y pues su matrimonio va a traer beneficios mutuos. He’s hard to miss. Anna St. Clair was over there in seconds.” That surprisingly sober sentence comes from the woman who was spilling gibberish about some film premiere seconds ago. Since Crew and Scarlett have been teenagers, they have known that in the future they would have to get married. And now ten years later, that day has come. To say that they both are not excited about it, is an understatement. The two of them don’t like each other at all; however, this is a done deal. Edit: ik she was being sarcastic now, ya'll can stop talking abt it. It was confusing to me either way.

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I loved watching these billionaire nepotism babies running around, worrying about money like they won't still be millionaires even in the worst case scenario. Rich people are so funny. Crew glances to me as Evan babbles, amusement obvious in his expression. I imagine Evan is fanboying in hopes he’ll be able to announce to a managing partner he snagged Kensington business for his firm. It’s wasted time—Kensington Consolidated has an in-house legal team. Evan is mid-sentence when Crew leans down and whispers something to him I am certain involves me.

The National Team Up With Obama To Bring "Signs Of Hope & Change" ". Stereogum. 2008-09-03 . Retrieved 2010-01-23. Canadian single certifications – The National – Fake Empire". Music Canada . Retrieved March 22, 2023. Well… that was interesting,” Sophie muses. Nadia looks like she was just spun around in circles: wide-eyed and off-kilter. Exactly how I’d appear—if I weren’t excellent at schooling my emotions.I love a cynical, ice princess; a self-proclaimed bitch; an unfeeling, jaded heroine! But I love them because of the reminder they serve that women are flawed and infallible and that is okay. Stoic and aloof is often used to describe morally gray men but honestly, I know so many women like that too and sometimes I crave a non-sunshiney heroine and that is exactly what you’ll get in Scarlett Ellingsworth. She’s rich, intelligent, hard-working, stunning and powerful and she owns every inch of it. But with that high position comes the need to constantly prove herself and show no emotions, in the chance she gets misconstrued as overly emotional, weak or spoiled. That doesn’t mean she doesn’t have emotions or vulnerabilities or struggles and seeing her bare that softer side with the man she’s in forced proximity with made this such an amazing story!

The left corner of his mouth creases with a hint of amusement as the bartender sets a fresh martini down in front of me. I really enjoyed Fake Empire; it felt like the book was specifically made with me in mind. It’s a book that includes a modern arranged marriage storyline between two of New York’s elite families. I love rich people drama. And this was that but so much more.This has become a competition between us. A game. We’ve danced around each other for years. We attended different boarding schools throughout high school. Both ended up at Harvard for undergrad. He went to Yale for business school; I attended Columbia for the same two years. The blond beside me introduces himself as Evan. He, Sophie, and Nadia chat as I work to act like I’m listening to their idle conversation, not slowly simmering beneath blue flames. I’ve talked to other guys in front of Crew Kensington before. Why should this time be any different?