Chapter 752

I pulled Nina into my arms, holding her tight as I scanned the men standing before me.

They didn't attack, just stood there watching. Then I heard hurried footsteps, followed by a panicked voice. "Nina, don't be scared-Mommy's here!"

Cue Sasha's dramatic entrance.

She burst in, ripped Nina from my arms, and shoved me aside like I was the villain in her

soap opera.

Theatrics? Ten out of ten. Sasha deserved an Oscar.

Clutching Nina close, she covered her with kisses and soothing words before whipping around to glare at me. "Keira, I trusted you! I even let Nina be your friend, and this is what you

do? You used our trust to hurt us!"

"I don't think Keira hurt me," Nina piped up, defending me before I could get a word in.

Sasha's face stiffened for a split second, but she quickly recovered, squeezing Nina tighter and bursting into tears.

course. Why would they? Sasha had hired them for her little performance. Her goal was simple: get Nina back.

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for me? This was just the opening act of a

problem.

cue, Thorsten came looking for

sure you know why I've asked to see you," he said, wasting no

stunt. Even the smartest people have their blind spots, and Thorsten? He was the poster child right now. He'd been played by the person sharing his bed. "You're here to ask why

raised.

hadn't sent anyone to rough me up-he'd simply requested a meeting. Just as Sasha had predicted, his guilt kept him restrained. But he wasn't about to

"You're not the type to hurt a

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vengeance, you'd aim higher. This... isn't your

the schemer saw a sliver of truth in

his voice level but pointed. "Maybe what you want is something

player. When the amateurs like Cole fumbled, Thorsten was here to clean up the mess. His so-called reasonableness wasn't compassion-it was strategy. He wanted what they

some investigation data. But now I realized the truth-it wasn't just paperwork. It was his shield, his

it was

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