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CHAPTER 29

Author: Ngozi Mego
last update Last Updated: 2026-01-06 18:38:25

ISABELLE’S POV

I sat in a booth with four team members I was working with on the project. They were chatty and friendly, but Daniel—Adrian’s friend—didn’t seem to like me at all. I was trying my best to ignore him. After what I went through with Vee, I didn’t want to give anyone the chance to manipulate me again.

“Isabelle, you hardly upload pictures on your Instagram. Why is that?!” Eve, the red-haired girl on our team, snapped me out of my thoughts.

“Uh… I don’t know.” I shrugged and focused
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