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“You’re lying! I didn’t push you!”
I pointed to the security camera directly above the woman’s head. “Should I have them pull the footage?”
The woman looked desperately at Amelia, pleading for her to speak up. Amelia avoided her gaze, distancing herself completely.
The woman panicked. “You’re not hurt, are you? I… I was just joking!”
Levias’s anger twisted into a cold smile. “A joke? Then I’ll be sure to ‘joke‘ with you often in the future. I hope you’ll still be laughing then.”
In this city, Levias Thorne was a name that struck fear into people’s hearts. He was known for being swift, ruthless, and vengeful. For him to say
that meant the woman was in for a world of hurt.
She collapsed onto the floor, looking utterly lost as the staff escorted her out.
My original plan was to first claim the moral high ground, then go ballistic and shove her face into the broken glass to scare her. I hadn’t expected
Levias to actually believe my lie and stand up for me.
I was about to confess to him when Amelia spoke up. “Levias, I need to talk to you.”
“Let’s go to the tea room.”
Levias and Amelia left together. He didn’t
Was I hurt?
Of course not.
t spare me another glance.
In these five years, aside from the gifts Levias had given me, the stocks and funds he’d helped me invest in, and the projects he’d brought me into, I had made a fortune. Looking at the eight–figure balance in my bank account, I was the sunniest, happiest girl in the world.
With Levias gone, I was like a mouse in a cheese factory. Levias’s circle of friends was a goldmine of connections, the rich and powerful. How could I let such a precious resource go to waste? I had started my own company, and this welcome banquet was my sales pitch. The guests were all potential clients.
With my silver tongue, I closed three million in deals over the course of the meal.
Levias’s best friend, lan, said, “Levias is in a room alone with his old flame. Aren’t you jealous?”
“I get to that later. That new project of yours, I want to invest five million.”
“What if it fails?”
“If it fails, I’ll go cry to Levias and make him pay me back.”
lan burst out laughing. “Alright, Levias is completely wrapped around your finger.”
I had done my due diligence on lan’s project. It wouldn’t fail. And if it weren’t for Levias, lan would have never let me in on it. My mind was a busy abacus, clicking and clacking. Making money was the happiest thing in the world.
Still, in front of my sugar daddy, I had to act like I loved him more than I loved money.
