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.

buy it?" another

so perfect," someone

a crowd quite like jewelry. She pretended to protest, but practically

other one in the world.

modesty only made the crowd

and you call

dropping that kind of

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the price how romantic for it to

from

that surge

the queen bee that she barely noticed the sudden

had arrived. Heads turned. Bella Kane strode in, surrounded by an

clamored to greet her. This was

even the gathering around

to go over but stopped himself, glancing at the chaos. "Not worth fighting through that mob,"

the other hand, felt a pang of

the star of the day, overshadowing her

help but notice that Bella was glowering

lobby and planted

I've been looking for you. Didn't think I'd find you pinned under someone else's claws." Her voice

ice.

nod. "Just got

to Clara's hands still clinging to Charles's arm. "And who might this be?" she

tone curt.

stepped forward,

Clara Steel, Miss Kane. It's an honor to finally meet you." She

pinned on Clara. "Do you mind giving

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

missing a beat, Bella pivoted on

didn't wait to see if Clara obeyed. She strode to a smaller private room, and Clara scrambled after her, heart pounding yet brimming with

audience with Bella Kane-something others

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