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Chapter 231 - Checkmate

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Tristan’s POV

Victoria tried. God, she really tried.

If there was anyone who could twist a situation back into our favor with nothing but a sharp mind and a well-placed smile, it was her.

And for a moment—just a moment—I almost believed she might actually pull it off.

"Rowan," she said smoothly, as if she hadn’t just walked into the middle of a disaster. "This is clearly a misunderstanding."

Rowan didn’t even blink.

"Is it?" he asked coldly.

Victoria’s lips curved into that practiced, disarming
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