the mirror, staring at the
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fore the day her fiancé an
o change e
e as memories flooded her mind. Adrian's cold expression.
till hear t
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losed h
at she was fortunate. She had a comfortable home, enough money to
ion for love and jealou
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errupted he
ed from outside. "Your b
me
of orange juice. She stopped whe
ick? You look like
d away from
m f
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r engagement and family problems that she had failed t
ce had told her that Adrian seemed more interest
defended h
ped speaking to G
ory made her
she sai
es
regretted tru
surprised by
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person was some
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sor
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anything wrong t
lmost l
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me something
t is
rustworthy, don't believe me immediat
"That's a stran
ow. P
oment, Gr
rig
er hand and pick
eral missed ca
gnore
on appeared, this
our dinner tonight. Adrian says he has somet
red at th
ways been good
heir father's funeral, crying against her shoulder while
lothes, secrets, and chi
how complicated their family became, V
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typed
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continue pretending
r
g, Dayla entered her
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o owned several residential buildings, commerci
ost of his assets
er inheritance placed under legal protection unt
ngement was unfair, but their father's la
asking questions about th
ht he was simply intereste
he und
found a folder containing cop
ng appeared on a note
oney can be replaced, but the wrong decision can co
filled wi
d, touching the paper
a man to protect her that she had forgotten her fathe
family's lawy
after the
d? Is everyth
range a meeti
here a problem w
t y
silence
t y
took a
, and every financial agreement connected to the estate. I also want
sked you to si
at the folder
l peopl
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won
eed to meet her
felt something she had not
nt
ch, but it wa
uments and placed th
have access to her inherit
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ay
rned a
ather's dark eyes. He had always followed her around when they were
ad promised him that she
out knowing what happ
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smile di
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don't tru
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ha
suddenly looki
s asks questions about Dad's properties. And whenever you
chill move do
han had
't she l
you noticed?" sh
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th
sig
you only tell her privately. I thought it was wei
stomach
feeding Adrian informati
together when they thou
hesi
n the garden. When they sa
hear an
ked angry, and Vane
ed her eyes
never believe her, and she could not risk frighte
e reached f
n or Vanessa asks you about Dad's
hy
ve reasons to
d her for a
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t y
fro
u keep say
orced a
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oat tig
way
orward and
s around him, holding
e without even knowi
low herself to be
Chris sat in his office
el, stood beside th
ved to three o'clock," Daniel reported. "The board
ocuments to
iss St
stopped moving
abou
er fiancé yesterday. According to our social contacts, sh
wly raised
monitoring
oked unco
formed of any unusual develo
d
his is u
leane
ne particular way: she trusted people
edly, despite the man's obviou
any desire to challenge
il
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on't
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cour
eave, but Luth
nie
ir
. I only want information about anyt
erst
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ssages were sti
trusted betrayed you,
ing about the que
r to speak with
ed a m
pset earlier. Are you
wai
ute p
n f
a reply
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r fro
areful ab
a: P
at the s
times to a fault. She had once told him that she preferred ge
ng had
id someon
e message fro
considered telli
ames, the betrayal, and the nightmare t
n something she could ba
nse, deleted it,
: Not
sat u
t
respond, another
ght? I don't want to be
ession s
course. I
red at hi
s the p
lways be
to trust everyone else, her anonymous
ur Chris had spent years l
e had attended her buri
e rejected in public was the one person who wo
eded him to rem
safer t
d at the restaurant where
ried a small handbag. Her expression
ood when
e she
sed he
the gesture had m
ght the urge
beautiful,
nk y
the table, sm
ght you had forg
uld I f
took h
ed her a gl
ing about our fu
ve
er, and I think it's time we
dded enthu
ul. You two des
d from one
ind of
an s
r's estate properly. Some of those properties aren't producing the i
e it
e conve
careful
ad been flattered that A
nderstood that h
teresting ide
ession b
all
eview all the documents wit
a second, Adrian
sa no
"Adrian is only tr
told me never to make important decisi
leaned
no need to make things complicated
met hi
you beli
fro
oes tha
thi
ed up he
enjoy d
ontinued, but some
hed her mor
e lawyer's meeting, pretending t
ely, refusing to re
could see the calculat
ning to realize that she might not be a
d, Adrian walked
e you upse
oked a
y would
een dista
een thinking ab
ed for h
ly want what's
ered the d
ames r
ng her he had n
ly withdre
e so,
he car and cl
ooked through the window and wat
Vanessa, both
rned toward the
Dayla recognized the e
pic
o
hem w
hem w
fe believing she was too tr
y promise would be examined. Every secret
from the window an
from Luthur
e whenever you'
e that day, her e
yped
nk I'm going to need yo
ty, Luthur re
what had happen
thing wa
ford was i
nded to find out why b
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