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An Imposter Trapped In The Ruthless Man's Mansion

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~Camilla:

Thick silence stretched between us for a long while before he finally lifted his gaze to look at me with a cold intensity that made my heart skip several beats.

“When we get home,” he began gruffly. “You're explaining what the hell happened at that fuckin restaurant. Understood?”

I nodded stiffly, tears gleaming in my eyes.

The SUV glided through private gates and curved smoothly into the marble-lined driveway leading to the Bellingham's penthouse, and my pulse began to hammer in my e
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