Counterback of the Despised Luna by Diana West

Chapter 226 Wait and See

My heart skipped a beat. The mark wasn’t large, but to me, it was glaringly obvious.

Did Caden leave this?

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“Caden said I’m the only woman he truly loves. He’s going to marry me.” Heidi smirked provocatively. “Rosaline, if you know what’s good for you, you’ll resign immediately and never appear in front of Caden again. He only loves me. Stop trying to seduce him. Stop trying to take him away!”

I held back my disgust and smiled nonchalantly. If Caden only loves you, why are you so afraid someone will take him from you?” I clapped the stack of documents in my hands and added indifferently. “Now, if you’ll excuse me, Ms. Tessford, I have a report to give to Caden.

“You–Heidi was so furious that she was at a loss for words.

Ignoring her, I stepped past and left the break room.

Though my stride remained steady, a faint ache spread through my chest.

Why did Heidi keep provoking me over and over again?

Wasn’t she already with Caden?

Then why was she so afraid of losing him? Afraid that I would take him away?

If Heidi really was Tessa, she should be confident that she had Caden’s heart in the palm of her hand.

But she was acting like this instead.

What exactly was she afraid of?

I pondered for a moment before sending Anthony a message, “Anthony, I need you to look into someone for me”

He replied almost instantly, “Who? As long as it’s not that Tessa from a hundred years ago, we’re good.”

Tessa…

really was about Tessa.

needed to start

or not… well, we’d just have to wait

name: Angel. Former resident singer at Chroma

I added, “Especially around the 18th of last month. See if anything unusual happened with her.”

day of my engagement ceremony with Caden.

in front of Caden

like Yura said, it was too much of a coincidence.

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Wed, 19 Mar

Wait and

like that usually

told me Heidi’s appearance had

I’ll dig into it as soon as possible, Anthony responded wiftly.

I’ll be waiting.

my phone away and headed to

I stood at the door, about to see Caden again, my breath hitched.

a deep breath to compose

cool voice rang out.

open

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up immediately as his gaze locked onto me. “You need something?” he asked with a

in front of him. There’s

eyes flicked to the papers.

gathered, Heartstone Jewels has recently released a large number of imitation products, which have significantly impacted Ice and Fire sales. Our revenue has dropped by 20% this month.”

Caden’s sharp eyes narrowed. “I’ve

“Alright, I’ll get back to

gripped my waist. Before I could react, I lost my

it. He caught me off

the moment, pulling me onto the couch and trapping me

leaned over, his hands planted firmly on either side of me as he pressed me down.