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Chapter 58: Collateral Damage

Author: Grace
last update Last Updated: 2026-02-27 22:06:13

Bella glared at Lucian, who sat beside the woman who always clung to him. She was getting increasingly irritated by how shamelessly the woman leaned into him in front of the guests and the food. Bella rolled her eyes.

“Let’s make a toast…” Lucian lifted his wine glass, said a few words, then took a slow sip while looking straight at Bella.

Everyone resumed chatting and eating, but Bella couldn’t concentrate. Her thoughts circled back to the woman beside him.

“Was Lucian…?”

“No.” She shut the th
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