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."

defensive won't do us any good. You

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

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

Stella nodded, her face

Only when dra was

shift. A dark, resentful look flashed in her eyes

stre

watched Cassandra walk away.

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

his nose. "Just dropping by.

should go grab something to eat- we've already

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

looking like a lost puppy, she decided to

Still, ever the gentleman, he took the shopping bags from Jonathan's hands. "Let's go. We can keep

he

Sinclair? Oh

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