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193 What am I?

Penulis: Ria M
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Cynthia’s POV

He walks toward me calmly, like a man who didn’t just have his secret ripped from the shadows and laid bare. Without a word, he plucks the photo from my trembling fingers, bends slowly to pick up the book, and straightens with a sigh like this is nothing more than an inconvenience. Like my entire world hasn’t just shifted.

He turns his back to me, facing the far end of the room with that irritating stillness he always uses when he’s trying to dismiss a situation.

I blink. Once. Twice. The coolness in his posture stuns me—it’s a stark, calculated contrast to what I expected. No shouting. No denial. Just silence. But I refuse to let him act like he doesn’t owe me an explanation.

“If you’re here to ask for money again,” he says, his voice hard and sharp, “then just leave. I’m not wasting my money on you—especially not when you’ll end up spending it on shopping sprees.”

He doesn’t flinch. Doesn’t even turn. And that’s what sends my pulse spiking. He’s ignoring it. All of it.
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Wasn't Victoria Montgomery friends with Aria's mom? Wasn't Aria Mr. Castillo's daughter, as mentioned in an earlier chapter? So many secrets. Cynthia may be jumping to conclusions based on her own insecurities & hatred of Isabelle.
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isabel is not his daughter
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