Chapter 176

Right after I popped my question, Timothy’s face went all kinds of awkward.

After a brief staredown, he actually turned his face away, dodging my gaze.

It was like his instinct was screaming. “Abort mission!”

And there was a hint of guilt in that evasion.

The more I thought about it, the fishier it seemed. Thinking back to when we bumped into each other behind the fan club or that random meetup at the gallery, it hit me like a ton of bricks–a theory I had previously tossed out was creeping back into my head.

This trip to Pinecrest Hollow, Hogan and I were all eyes on the guest list, and we followed that trail straight to Sean, but Sean was acting all kinds of weird, nothing like Timothy who was a pro at keeping his tracks covered.

And they both just happened to show up at Pinecrest Hollow at the same time and both stayed at Lucky Star.

While Sean’d been here, the most upstanding thing he’d done was try to pick up chicks, not a hint of hiking or mountain climbing.

But that was exactly what was on the resume of the guy in front of me.

Realizing this, I looked at Timothy in shock and tested the waters, “So, you’re FreeMan?”

that, Timothy’s face froze, and after a few seconds, he

was the one lost

elusive FreeMan

his scent left

know whether to be ticked off or

me over to

were sitting face to face, my

artist FreeMan, tearing up the

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talent, a young gun with fame and a future as bright as

way, with an apologetic tone, “Sorry, I’m just really not into mixing business with personal life.”

couldn’t help but laugh. I laid it out straight, “Since you’re the legendary FreeMan, you probably know

“Yeah.”

sure you’ve got a handle on our project and

anyone else, even Sean, I could’ve dangled a carrot, because Sean was all business, but

his name, he’s got enough to stand tall without bowing to profits. So all that negotiation mumbo jumbo. wouldn’t cut it

well keep it simple and cut

in my approach. Ditching his usual jesting demeanor, he got serious, “Xaviera, I don’t want to lose

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