Quite the intriguing coincidence, wouldn’t you say?”

Zayden recounted the tale in a matter-of-fact tone, never taking his eyes off Sadie’s. She was so nervous; it was as though the air had been sucked out of the room.

He continued with a sardonic grin, “I’m awfully curious about your role in their lives five years ago. To my knowledge, you were never in the picture when it came to Holden – or should I say Theodore — at that time.”

Sadie’s heart, once fortified like a fortress, crumbled in an instant.

She agitatedly tossed the photos aside, her face turning red like a ripe tomato.

“Zayden, what’s your endgame here? Spit it out! Do you honestly think I’d swallow your tall tales based on a handful of photographs?”

Zayden, the picture of composure, seemed to revel in Sadie’s mounting frustration. She couldn’t help but raise her voice, exclaiming, “Five years ago, Holden and I were as inseparable as peanut butter and jelly. Adele is the apple of our eye, and that woman, Ariana, has no place in this picture!”

a mule!” Zayden looked at her, his indifference to

unwavering love for Holden, let’s see how things

‘s L I B

feet, ready to exit. He turned to his loyal assistant and issued a command, “Send a copy

Sadie’s eyes blazed with fury, and she couldn’t restrain her agitation. She

to lose? I stand to gain, and I get to enjoy the Show!!” Zayden remarked, raising an eyebrow as he shot a

infurdation, Sadie

his assistant to step aside and, with indifference, addressed her, “You seem quite worked up. It doesn’t look Like you’re ready

item for so long now. Just arrange a wedding with him, obtain your marriage certificate, and everything will fall into

composure. She understood that Zayden was employing a mix of persuasion and pressure for a specific purpose. Taking

settling back into his

straightforward. I came to you hoping for

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