Chapter 17

Was it all just a joke?

She had pleaded with him for so long, and it was all just for laughs?

And no wonder the Martinez Group’s bid proposal was rejected first thing in the morning. It turned out Xan never actually spoke to Samuel on his behalf.

Matthew stared at Xanthea, who was all smiles just like usual, yet somehow completely different.

Before, he could read her like an open book, but now, standing so close, he couldn’t decipher her thoughts at all.

“I’m tired, I think I’ll head up to bed early, Matt. Drive safe, huh~”

Xanthea-stretched lazily and made her way upstairs.

Her change in demeanor left the family stunned.

Christopher set down his tea, thinking back to how thrilled Xan used to be when Matthew would ask her out. But today, she coldly turned him down, and from their conversation, it was clear that she hadn’t interceded for the Martinez Grou

Having witnessed Xan’s change of attitude the night before, Samuel, catching his parents’ surprised looks, smiled proudly.

Xan had grown up, no longer the little girl who constantly followed Matthew around.

Miranda frowned, puzzled by Xanthea’s cold demeanor towards Matt. Were they having a falling out?

have you been up to lately?

on the stairs, then turned around with a secretive

Matthew met her

“Thanks, Xan.”

she was planning a surprise, no wonder

bag and tried to calm his troubled thoughts. It must be the stress from work, he thought. Xan has liked him since. they were kids, and there’s no way she’d

a news alert Eighteen-year-old girl strikes a million-dollar gem at the

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scrolled to a very familiar

Xan?

it be

shocked, he opened the article and

Xan at a gemstone gambling event, helping someone named Orion strike a gem? When did she get so close to Orion? And why would she deceive him? What was she thinking? A sense of unprecedented nervousness and caution washed

room and immediately found the old

old

yet~” Xanthea cooed, “I always miss you, Uncle. Just need a little

it, you never call unless you need

want to compete in the finals of

when are

a good voice? want to

the entertainment world. You want to join The Masked Singer, huh? The finals are on this weekend; it’s too late to enter normally but you can go as

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