The Almighty Dominance

Chapter 217

Chapter 219

Chapter 219

Charles stepped into the hotel lobby when Clara suddenly cling to his arm with a dramatic gasp.

She nearly toppled over, pretending to lose her balance.

"Ouch-I'm feeling a bit faint," she murmured, batting her eyelashes. "My blood pressure just dropped out of nowhere. Can you help me? I promise it'll only be a few minutes."

Charles steadied her, concern tightening his features. "Are you okay?"

"It usually never happens," Clara replied, leaning in closer

"Just give me a minute or two to rest." She pressed herself against him as if she couldn't stand on her own, making sure everyone in the room could see how intimately she was hanging on.

Sophia, standing a step away, rolled her eyes.

Clara saw that and pounced on the opportunity.

"Sophia, you said you needed to meet someone important about those connections you were making? Don't let me keep you," she cooed.

Sophia shrugged. "Sure, I'll be upstairs in the banquet hall. Without further ado, she exited.

Clara didn't even watch her go; she was far too busy tightening her grip on Charles's arm, relishing the attention from onlookers who had started crowding around him.

He was from the Kingston family-big money, bigger status.

Clara, with a triumphant smirk, basked in the whispers.

She was putting on a show: leaning her head against Charles's shoulder, tossing her hair, flashing sweet, doe-eyed smiles.

A few men ventured forward to chat her up, but she cut each one down with practiced flirt-and-dismiss. She knew the game: play hard to get and watch them chase.

Suddenly, an excited group of women fluttered in.

"Wow, that necklace is stunning!" one gasped.

did you buy

seen anything so perfect," someone else

a crowd quite like jewelry.

no other one in the world. As for the

made the crowd buzz

and you

think you're pretty special if he's dropping that kind of

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romantic for it to be one

beamed from all

loved that surge

with playing the queen bee that she barely noticed the

surrounded by an entourage that

to greet her. This was Jericho Kane's daughter-the

her way, and even the gathering around Charles

stopped himself, glancing at the chaos. "Not worth fighting through that mob,"

the other hand, felt a

was the star of

notice that Bella was glowering at the way she was latched

across the lobby and

think I'd find you pinned

ice.

polite nod. "Just got here,

clinging to Charles's arm. "And who might this

tone curt.

Charles and stepped forward,

honor to finally meet

"Do you mind giving me a word with our mutual friend here-woman to

tension and quickly excused himself. "Sure. I... I'll go find

beat, Bella

me." She didn't wait to see if Clara obeyed. She strode to a smaller private room, and Clara scrambled after her, heart

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