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Chapter 35
She shook her head. “Nothing.” But she knew they wouldn’t buy it. “It’s just… just a joke I read.”
“Seriously. What joke?” Justin asked, raising a challenging brow at her.
Shit!
She had to make up a joke really quickly.
She cleared her throat. “N-not all men are annoying. Some are dead.” She faked an angelic smile on her face.
“Ha-ha. That’s really funny,” Justin said, faking a laugh. Then in a more serious tone he said, “You know, technically speaking, it’s office hours. But don’t think of me as your boss. Think of me as your cousin—who could fire you.”
She gave him a stoic face. Then in a very bored expression, she said, “Oh my God. I am very, very scared.”
Adrienne laughed
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Thud!She was sure she just heard her heart drop to the floor.The room fell silent as everybody took time to absorb what Jin just said. Everybody was looking at him, studying his face, deciphering his revelation.“Starck?” Edward echoed. He looked at Jin in wild confusion.“Yes! That boy that you were calling a bastard… is my son!”Julianne closed her eyes as tears fell from her eyes. She heard gasps from the others in the room. Everyone seemed to have stopped breathing.It was Gian who recovered first. “You fucking asshole! It was you, huh!” Gian went at Jin, pushing him against the wall. “I did think Jared was a spitting image of you, and I found that really creepy! I just didn’t think you’d have met my sister before!”Jin held his hands up in the air in surrender. He looked at Gian and said, “Go. Knock yourself out. I know you’ve been
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