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Chapter 14

Author: Lilia
"Vincent, what are you saying...? You don't love me?" Isabella's voice shot up, the color draining from her face. "How is that possible? You clearly..."

"I apologize for the misunderstanding," Vincent's voice was so calm it was cruel. "Back then, my associates' daughters were a nuisance. I needed a shield."

A shield?!

Isabella's face turned white as a sheet.

He paused, then continued, "As compensation, I deposited half a million dollars into your account every year. I thought we had an understanding that it was a transaction."

"Then you took a bullet for me and nearly died, so I've catered to your every whim since. That was my debt to you." His gaze rested calmly on her pale face. "But that's all there is to it."

The room erupted.

The envious glances instantly turned to mockery and contempt. Whispers rushed toward Isabella like a tidal wave.

"I knew it. A man of Vincent's status would never fall for someone from the Torrino family..."

"She acted like it was real, but it was all in her
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