Chapter 75

"Lyra, where have you been? You left the table ages ago."

Oscar's voice cut through the soft chatter of the banquet hall as he approached, his eyes darting suspiciously between her and Alex.

He noticed how closely she stood to Alex, a subtle lean that made Oscar's jaw tighten.

Lyra turned to face him, her expression shifting from sultry to cool indifference. "Must I report my every move to you, Oscar?"

He bristled.

"Well, we came here together, didn't we?" His tone was laced with jealousy.

Oscar had pursued Lyra for years, longing to win over one of Vancouver's most renowned beauties.

Their relationship had seemed promising, especially after he'd invested in her business.

Alex observed the exchange, noting the swift transformation in Lyra's demeanor- from a seductive vixen to a poised, unyielding queen-as she confronted Oscar.

Now he clearly understood why people said a man wants a lady in the streets and a freak in the sheets.

"That doesn't give you the right to question me," Lyra replied firmly.

Oscar's gaze shifted to Alex, a sneer forming on his lips.

"I know you," he said coldly. "You're the guy who married Sophia for her money, right? A gold-digger scamming his way into fortunes. Now you're trying to do the same with Lyra?"

"Enough, Oscar," Lyra interjected. "You have no idea what you're talking about.”

"I'm just warning you," he retorted. "Don't let this con artist take advantage of you."

Ignoring his accusations, Lyra pulled out her smartphone and tapped the screen with practiced ease.

"I've transferred your two-million-dollar investment back to you, along with the three hundred thousand profit. Check your account."

Oscar stared at her, bewildered. "What? Why?"

"We're done," she stated plainly. "I don't want to see you, speak to you, or have any further dealings with you. I'm tired of your attempts to control me."

His face paled.

"You're breaking things off with me for this... nobody?" Disbelief and hurt laced his voice.

She met his gaze unflinchingly. "And if I am? That's my choice."

"Lyra, you can't do this," Oscar pleaded. "I thought we had something special."

She gave a slight, dismissive shrug. "We did a business arrangement. But clearly, that doesn't mean as much as you thought."

his eyes. "I'll double my

slowly. "Not interested. You invested two million

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bought."

amount

to this gentleman," she replied

"He is a scammer!"

"Enough! Off you go!"

hardened as he shot à

turning on

tension dissipated, Lyra exhaled softly and turned back to Alex. "I'm sorry you had to

thoughtfully: "You shouldn't treat your investors like that," he advised gently. "Burning bridges isn't good

right now, I'm more interested in focusing on you as my sole

me, how much are you planning to invest

into his pocket, pulled out a small glass vial containing six tiny, translucent pills, and handed

examining the pills with curiosity. "What are

pill has remarkable

good health,

"Are you serious?

miracle doctor known as God's Hand. Think of them as my investment.

worth?" she asked, her mind already calculating

is valued at a minimum of ten million dollars," he replied. "But feel

caught. "Ten million... per

price. There are six pills.

keep-for personal use. Think of it as a gesture of

raced as she tried to process

still wrapping her head around the offer when Alex stepped closer, his hand

secret. Breathe a word of it to anyone, and that lovely neck of yours may

back, leaving

secrets safe would protect her, too, from the

eyes stayed wide, her

he just threaten

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thoughts spiraled Alex clearly

wealth ran deep, his world far

him... they had unimaginable resources, and the danger they carried was equally

shot through

the forbidden that

her hand, Lyra wasted no time lingering at the

car, and drove straight

later, Lyra pulled up to her family's estate-a grand mansion that had

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