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Seeing the genuine sparkle in her eyes and the way her lips curved into a smile, which didn’t seem the least bit forced, Emyr’s expression darkened instantly.

“Did you think I’d be interested in you?”

As always, Emyr remained aloof and arrogant, his tone filled with disdain. “Don’t kid yourself.”

Charmaine wasn’t fazed by his harsh words. Once she confirmed that Emyr had no special feelings for her. she felt a wave of relief.

“You’re right. How could a mere maid like me even dream of catching the eye of someone at the top of the pyramid?”

With a playful smile, Charmaine moved back to her original spot. “I know my place.”

Tad didn’t dare say a word, cautiously glancing at Emyr through the rearview mirror.

Emyr’s face was ice–cold, his eyes sharp with barely contained fury, as if he wanted to destroy the entire car Meanwhile, Charmaine was happily gazing out the window, enjoying the scenery.

Seeing this, Tad couldn’t help but worry on Emyr’s behalf. He wished Charmaine would be a little more. tactful.

After returning from Freya’s apartment, Charmaine could sense that Emyr was in a foul mood.

She figured it was probably because of that fake Basil.

After they got back, she made sure to thank Micah, as it was thanks to him that she managed to expose the imposter.

Micah sighed. “Who would’ve thought that after all these years since Master Field left the field, someone would still dare to impersonate him and scam people–100 million dollars, no less! That’s insane!”

Charmaine chuckled. “They don’t always get away with that kind of money.”

Micah laughed along and shared some juicy details.

“Don’t be so sure. After we sent the guy to the police, we found out he’d conned quite a few regular patients too. They only lost a few hundred or thousand dollars each, but this time was different. Even Master Field was shocked, wondering who could be so unlucky to lose that much money, haha. If that scammer had pulled it off, he could’ve retired comfortably. But he ran into you instead.”

a favor. If he had managed to escape with that hundred million, Emyr would’ve turned all of Eragos upside down to hunt

Master asked when you’d be

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open a cosmetic clinic

him.”

silent. This wasn’t something she could

what he wanted for dinner, only to realize he’d

frowned slightly. “Why do I get the feeling

buzzed

she read it, her

hearing that Emyr had been scammed out of 100 million dollars. They threw together an impromptu drinking

But in reality…

million dollars! Today I finally got to witness Mr. Emyr’s deep pockets

his wine glass, staining the

you keep

made a throat–slitting gesture.

laughing again and rolled to the

it with a calm voice. “At least it didn’t turn into

took the glass and downed it in one go as if trying to vent his frustration.

to get hung up on appearances. If this scam

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her head even further. “Well, my parents are hosting dinner tonight to discuss a business deal. They’ve been trying for a while now, but the other party won’t budge until the very last moment. When

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