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Jonah, having decided to abandon the project earlier than Willard, was far calmer in the aftermath.

Suddenly, he spoke up. “Honestly, Dominic has a point. Maybe they won the bid because of Charmaine. If we’d listened to Milo’s suggestion earlier, we might have saved ourselves some trouble.”

Leah, already feeling isolated, paled even further, her hope for comfort fading.

Willard, his annoyance palpable, snapped, “If that’s the case, why didn’t she say something sooner? What a two–faced brat!”

Olympia chimed in. Her tone was equally bitter. “Exactly! The Crosses didn’t even participate in the bidding this time–they must have had inside information. If Charmaine had told us earlier, would we have wasted all this time?”

“She doesn’t care about us–just outsiders!” Valda fumed, her anger mounting.

Jonah sighed helplessly, finding their grievances unreasonable but choosing not to argue.

Amid the heated conversation, Leah’s resentment deepened, and her dark thoughts focused squarely on Charmaine.

Who does she think she is?

Her nails dug into her palms, the sharp sting barely registering as her hatred simmered.

convinced Celeste to let her skip the celebration banquet and head home;/ finally caught her

of their victory, looked

claw your face off, but now? You’re so cute I almost want to

been brainwashed by

Leah, Celeste could not help but laugh harder.

She

her stomach hurt. Then, as if something was missing, she sighed. “Seriously, why didn’t she go

gone in, she wouldn’t side with the Reads. She’s all about keeping

no way Leah would jeopardize her position within the Nelsons for something as small as this

pieced it together. “Oh, so that’s how it

“Charmaine, you’re really smart. With a friend like you, I feel smarter

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raised an eyebrow, feigning confusion. “When did we become friends? I must’ve

memo.”

her cool demeanor, pulling her into an exaggerated hug. “Stop pretending to be aloof! I know you need me as your

Celeste’s shameless enthusiasm, knowing she could not win this argument.

closely. “Wait a second. You even wore makeup today. And you kept encouraging my dad not to give up. Did you already

her calm expression breaking into mild

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