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Chapter 104 No More Tricks to Play

Charmaine stood in stunned silence.

What on earth is happening? Did he wake up on the wrong side of the bed?

“Didn’t you say you were having dinner out tonight? It’s so early; you’re done eating already?”

Emyr’s expression darkened further. “I lost my appetite.”

Charmaine awkwardly scratched her nose, unsure of how to respond. “I see.”

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She couldn’t help but wonder what had made Emyr so upset. He practically radiated anger the second he walked through the door.

His icy stare shifted from Charmaine to Milo, still standing stiffly in the room. “Mr. Milo, what brings you here?”

That tone … It sounded exactly like the one she’d used with Milo moments ago.

Which one of us is influencing the other?

Milo straightened up and walked forward. “I was just looking for my sister. Do you take an interest in my family matters as well?”

“I don’t recall your sister living here at the Cross residence,” Emyr retorted with a mocking smile.

“What …”

about to escalate, quickly intervened. “Milo, just go

frustration evident. He wanted to snap

her a few steps away, his voice low and simmering with anger. “Are you really going to stay by Emyr’s

place is fine,” Charmaine responded.

“If you like him so much… If there’s anything you need, just ask. I’ll

a glare at Emyr before

there, a mixture of anger and confusion swirling in her

said I like that

thoughts are more toxic

couldn’t stop replaying Charmaine’s painful recounting of her past. The cold expression she wore as she spoke stuck with him.

heart felt heavy.

enough to grow up in a family where love

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kept all of Charmaine’s childhood possessions. They had only uncovered the truth about the baby mix–up

be

of his thoughts as he opened the

and when he flicked the light on, he found Leah sitting in his favorite chair, her

“Milo …”

audible,

him had been in turmoil for ages.

in panic. She quickly jumped out of the chair, but her haste caused her to lose balance. She fell hard onto the floor with

turned to see Leah, bruised on her forehead, struggling to get up.

don’t leave me!”

Leah was terrified.

punching Daniel for Charmaine at school, and before she could confront him, a servant had whispered that Milo had taken a box from her room–one that contained Charmaine’s

seemed to

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