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Chapter 43. Pretending

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Aidan hid his tears after a few moments. The words he had spoken brought him no happiness at all. Hurting Malikha was supposed to satisfy him, supposed to make him feel victorious, yet instead his heart felt restless and unbearably heavy.

After standing there for a while, struggling to conceal what he truly felt, Aidan finally turned around and walked after Malikha, who had already gotten into the car first. Malikha refused to look at him as one of his bodyguards opened the door for Aidan befor
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