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Chapter 65 — Where are you taking me to?

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Nicole’s POV

For a moment, I honestly thought I misheard her.

“I million dollars,” she repeated, tilting her chin like she was stating the weather. “Each.”

She nodded toward the three men and in the same breath, they clicked open their briefcases fully in neat, sharp clicks that felt louder than thunder inside my skull.

Bright stacks of money…real money filled each case

I had never seen that much cash before in my life. My chest tightened, and a cold flush ran down my arms.

I didn’t even know what emotion to feel exactly, if it were to be fear, disgust or insult but all of them battled for space in my throat.

I swallowed, my voice trembling.

“You… you can’t just pay me off.”

She gave a short huff, like I’d just told her the sky wasn’t blue. “You don’t expect me to believe that,” she said, waving a dismissive hand. “Girls like you always have a price. And trust me, I know that. So…” she crossed her arms and leaned in slightly “...give me a number. If one million isn’t enough, then say
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