Chapter

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Islipped into a little black dress and waited for Mr. Minogue at our meeting spot at 7:30 pm.

Before long, his car pulled up in front of me. As the window rolled down, Mr. Minogue's refined yet hypocritical face was revealed

"You're even more beautiful upclose," he said, his gaze filled with approval. He nodded and gestured for me to get in

At that moment, a wave of humiliation washed over me. I wanted nothing more than to turn around and walk away, but the thought of Jack's threat compelled me to open the car door and get in.

Once I was inside, I sat as far away from him as possible. There was easily enough room for a third person between us.

Mr. Minoguechuckled and tapped his knee. "Aren't you enjoying yourself?"

I turned to face him, my hands resting on my lap. "I don't understand what you mean," I replied.

your father

and

what I understand, you're quite a prominent figure in Napel. With a net worth of over a billion and a publicly traded company, your investments have clearly been very successful. "Glwen your investment acumen, do you really

paused for a moment, then retrieved a cigar from his suit jacket and held it between

was bustling and crowded that night. Feeling a bit claustrophobic, I pressed the

more interesting than

wash over my face. I wasn't wearing much, and after being exposed to the cold air for a while, my hands and feet went numb. But at that moment, I needed to keep a clear head Neither of us spoke for the

out of the car, and Mr. Minogue extended his arm to me.

Mr. Minogue about my relationship to him, he would just smile and remain silent, causing

endured it all as people stared at me and sarcastic comments tilled

anything useful. All they want to do is latch

honest work, all they care about is

in the spotlight now, but who knows where they end

by the comments. I pulled out iny

a video of Grandma. In the video, she was in

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