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!”

his indifference to her stubbornness only fanning

for Holden, let’s see how

N G E L A ‘s L I B

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

with fury, and she couldn’t restrain

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

with infurdation, Sadie

calm demeanor, he signaled to his assistant to step aside and, with indifference, addressed her, “You seem quite worked up. It

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

reassuring words, and gradually, Sadie regained her composure. She understood that Zayden was employing a mix of persuasion and pressure for a specific purpose.

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quite straightforward. I came to you hoping

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