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“Victoria, can you explain these photos?” He handed me the phone.
I took it, and my heart dropped when I saw the photo on the screen.
In the photos, I was chatting intimately with Rowan and others at a café, and there was even a picture of us being intimate in a hotel.
“That’s not true! The photos have been edited!” I said quickly.
Sienna stood to the side, a proud smile in her eyes. “I didn’t want to reveal this either, but some things need to be clear.”
“These are all fake!” I glared at her angrily.
Thomas stayed silent but looke Purchase completed knife to my chest.
deep disappointment, like a
“I gave you a chance to explain, but all you did was make excuses,” he finally said.
“Would you rather believe her than me for once?” Tears filled my eyes.
“If that’s the case, then why get married?” I said and turned away, feeling hopeless.
When I stepped out of the Patnick Group, it felt like all my energy had vanished.
The news that the Froning Group and the Patnick Group’s marriage was postponed spread like wildfire through the business world.
The Froning Group’s stock price dropped sharply, and the three great
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families took the chance to attack together.
My father got sick after hearing the news, and my family was in crisis.
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I sat alone by my father’s bed, holding his frail hand, tears quietly falling down my cheeks.
“Dad, I promise I won’t let the Froning Group fall, no matter what it takes.”
During the day, I faced one crisis after another at work. At night, I stayed by my father’s bedside.
Sometimes, I would absentmindedly touch the Bluemoon pendant around my neck. It was the only thing connected to Thomas that I hadn’t thrown
away.
The three great families‘ attempts to take over became more obvious, especially the Standifer family’s attacks, which were the strongest.
Rowan pretended to offer comfort, saying, “Victoria, if you agree, I can help you.”
I replied coldly, “Thanks, but I can handle things myself.”
Within a month, I changed my phone number three times and refused to answer any messages from Thomas.
Meanwhile, Thomas sat alone in an empty office, staring at our photo on
the desk.
He still held the picture that was exposed that night, his face tense and full of pain and confusion.
“Any news on the investigation?” he asked the assistant who just walked
- in.
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The assistant replied calmly, “The photos were indeed edited, but the location and time were real.”
Thomas fell into deep thought. What exactly was hidden behind all of this?
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Sienna stood by the large glass window of the luxury apartment when a cold voice spoke over the phone, “Is the first step done?”
She answered confidently, “Yes, they are apart now.”
The mysterious man said firmly, “That’s not enough. We need to ruin Victoria completely and leave her with nothing.”
With a cruel grin, Sienna ended the call, saying, “Victoria, this is only the start.”
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