When Her "Death" Couldn't Break Him (Cecilia and Nathaniel)

When Her "Death" Couldn't Break Him

Chapter 1718 Not A Public Figure

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Stella finally returned to where Cassandra was waiting. Only then did she allow herself to breathe, her nerves still tightly wound. "Ms. Evans," she murmured.

Cassandra folded her arms, unimpressed. "Look at you-shaking like a leaf. You act like Zachary's some kind of monster. Are you afraid he'll find out you were behind Vivian's kidnapping?"

Stella clenched her fists. "I am. Besides, weren't you involved too?" she countered.

Cassandra yawned, completely unfazed. "Don't twist things. You were the one jealous of Vivian, not me. I was never interested in Zachary,"

A flicker of something unreadable crossed Stella's eyes. "I heard Zachary has

been looking into Vivian's abduction recently. Ms. Evans, we shouldn't be turning on each other. We'd be better off working together."

That caught Cassandra's attention. "He is?"

"Yes."

Cassandra snapped. "But constantly being on the defensive won't do us any good. You have connections, don't you?

'connections' were only for show. The moment trouble starts, they're the first to

rolled her eyes, exasperated. "Useless," she muttered, standing up to leave. But before walking away, she added, "If anything

nodded, her

Only when dra was

shift. A dark, resentful look flashed in

stre

watched Cassandra walk away.

with Cecilia's group, now that Zachary had arrived, Vivian looked at

dropping by. How was your shopping

got a lot," Vivian replied casually. "You should go grab something

send him away. But Zachary had no intention of leaving alone. He leaned against the wall and smirked. "I've already

all alone, looking like a lost

watched her reluctant expression and felt a bit wronged. Still, ever the gentleman, he took the shopping bags

wherever he

Zachary Sinclair? Oh my god!" a

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