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Chapter 175

Author: River Fish
Gideon was as cold as ice inside and out, and he never gave anyone a kind look. If he ever cared about someone, pigs really would fly!

That was why Jason had been confused when Gideon had mentioned bringing Nadine to the banquet. But now, everything made sense when he saw Phoebe.

Phoebe had previously caught Nadine falling against Gideon. It seemed he didn't want to explain something so trivial, so he had Jason bring Nadine over to clarify.

Such twists and turns were exactly the kind of schem
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