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Joseph’s face twitched when struck with the truth.

Maggie snickered softly. “Does it matter if it happened once or a few times? Either way, it won’t be you.”

Joseph’s expression flickered weirdly. Maggie didn’t bother with more talk, just strutted away without a second glance, her heels clicking.

Joseph stood there, getting more and more worked up.

Ever since the day the Camerons tried to please Nathael by using her, he knew this was coming. But weirdly, when he first found out, he just felt a bit off. He figured sacrificing her for the family’s sake wasn’t a big deal.

But as time passed, that feeling grew stronger, like a lump in his throat, and he couldn’t help but feel pissed.

After Maggie left, Vanessa caught sight of her leaving too.

“Maggie!” Vanessa’s face turned pale, clearly shaken by Joseph’s words just now.

Maggie smiled, looking at her with a mix of pity and sarcasm. “Heard it all, huh? He said he loves me, not

You mean nothing to him.”

you.

Vanessa felt the gaze was particularly piercing, making her uncomfortably speechless.

I’m not with him for money. I genuinely want to be with him.”

Upon hearing this, Maggie couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

She believed Vanessa might as well confess she was in it for the money, showing such naivery and foolishness!

“Before you utter those words, you might want to remove the necklace around your neck. It could perhaps lend more credibility to your argument.”

Maggie’s gaze was understated as it swept over Vanessa’s body, adorned with elegant jewellery.

Though not exceedingly extravagant or rare, they were surely out of Vanessa’s financial league.

Why play both sides?

As Maggie left, it was already six in the evening.

She skipped Joseph’s ride and hailed a taxi straight to the hotel booked by Nathael.

The journey, which usually took a little over an hour, suddenly felt endless. Despite the city being bathed

sun, Maggie couldn’t shake

unable to resist, she pulled out her phone to check.

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he so convinced I’ll show up?

have

or threats he spewed, Maggie always had this strange certainty

knows what

pulling out a mirror to touch up her makeup.

couple of casual touches, she felt it was

eyes, inexplicably

that moment, they suddenly became intimate, with no distance between them, free to explore each other’s secrets.

cool, but his embrace was

help

car stopped in front of the hotel that Maggie let out a sigh, annoyed with herself for thinking about all sorts of messy things.

in front of the door, nervously

already here?

he even here at all?

what is he doing?

uneasy about what was about to happen and strangely excited, like

she couldn’t help but want to continue down this path

a little nervous and scared.

a crisp recognition sound,

was pitch black, and it wasn’t until

Maggie couldn’t help but

glancing around the room, she headed to the

her time, making sure every strand of hair was just right, but when she stepped out,

down on the plush bed, muttering to herself, “Not very proactive. Making plans and

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a bit of daydreaming, she got up and decided to watch

the array of fine wines in the nearby liquor

and she wasted no time in selecting a

of each.

grabbed a bottle she liked and started chugging

a little tipsy

and opened them again, it would all be over. Plus, there were rumours about Nathael having some issues, so maybe he’d be happier if she were a

in mind, Maggie

“Cough, cough

her throat, bringing a burning sensation to her stomach–hot and

gained a hint of mistiness. The light pink silk nightgown

than half the bottle, Maggie began to feel a bit dizzy, but it was just a

of her alcohol tolerance. Tilting her head, she decided to open another