Chapter 776 Poor Humbert

Hayley's POV:

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His palm was wide and warm, rough with old calluses. When it brushed against

my skin, it felt a bit like fine sandpaper-abrasive, but strangely grounding.

Yet somehow, the restlessness in my heart began to settle.

All the fury, the desire to tear into him, and the unshakable resolve to sink my

teeth into his throat disappeared in an instant.

"Stop being so guarded, so hostile toward me," Truman said softly. His dark eyes

locked on mine, filled with something deep-something honest. "I'm here to protect

you

Thud. Thud-thud. Thud-thud-thud.

My heart pounded wildly in my chest.

I looked up in confusion and stared right into Truman's eyes. For a brief moment, I

felt a strange familiarity.

Just like when I looked at Benjamin.

The realization hit me like a bolt of lightning. And after that fleeting calm, panic

surged back into my chest.

But he wasn't Benjamin. Hera could smell the difference between them.

How could 1-how dare I-be drawn to two different men?

"No! I can't!"

The chaos inside me bubbled over. I cried out, not even realizing it.

Then, as if burned, I ripped my hand away from his and spun around. I flung the

door open and refused to look back at him.

"Leave. Now. I want you out of my sight."

Benjamin's POV:

moment I saw Hayley's expression, I knew something was

could sense the shift in her

Hayley who snapped and scolded me whenever

was something else.

know what I had done to push

Truman.

without a

worried, hoping.

was her face as she slammed the door shut, cold

Chapter 776 Poor Humbert

chest tightened, as if something had

breath out

moment before I managed to turn away

Because in that

Hayley's POV:

shallow as I listened to the

My brows were

was

could I be drawn to a man who already had

was the one fate had chosen

barely slept that night, tossed in a haze of frustration

arrived at

Betting Auction was still in full swing,

though a day had passed, people who had struck gold

had spread like wildfire, and the event

more hopeful dreamers, all chasing

diehards-gamblers to the

truly legendary. They refused to leave before

the rare treasure.

just

and Preston.

buzz among them picked

she wouldn't just disappear

weapon this time. That girl's

crushed."

Hate to see a pretty

but didn't flinch. My expression

like I hadn't

looked like a nervous

Carson," he rushed over nervously the moment he spotted

Preston's secret weapon showed

in the rock betting world

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