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Gold Digger

Author: Grace Grandi
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Chapter 33: Gold Digger

**Bella’s POV**

“I need to speak with you,” Diane said, and even though her tone was level, something about the way her eyes locked on mine told me this wasn’t going to be one of those polite, empty society exchanges over tea and cucumber sandwiches.

No, this was the stare of a woman who had come to start a fight.

I knew Diane was going to be a problem, but I'm very sure I am a step ahead of her.

I smiled with a slow, practiced smile that had gotten me through galas, brand launches, and high-stakes dinners with men who thought they were in control. “By all means,” I said, gesturing toward the velvet armchair opposite mine. “Sit.”

She didn’t.

Instead, she walked further towards me, each click of her heels on the marble floor like the tick of a countdown clock.

The faint, expensive scent of her perfume reached me and I could smell her determination.

She stopped close enough that I could see the faintest trace of a vein pulsing at her temp
Grace Grandi

Dear Readers, if you have come this far in reading this book, I want to say TWALE! TWALE in my dialect means, 'i hail you' or 'weldone'. Thank you so much. It is my delight that my work is being read. Each positive comment you drop about this book puts a smile on my face, if you want me to smile. Please drop your comments. I'm also open to corrections. #onelove

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