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Chapter 287 The Cost of Deceiving Him
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2025-03-02 18:02:50"It was written in the news," Annabelle replied.
"Gossip news? It was fake."
Annabelle blinked her eyes. She had always thought that Kendrick disliked gossip news exposing his own information, so if it was fake news, he would immediately have his people take it down, which is why she didn't suspect it.
Now thinking about it, there were so many small media outlets everywhere, even though Kendrick was talented, he probably didn't have the time to personally manage each one.
Well, even if the news was fake, that photo of us hugging, it couldn't be fake.
Thinking about the situation where the two of them embraced, Annabelle furrowed her brow again.
"Is Robin really your fiancé?"
Annabelle said irritably, "Didn't I say it before?"
"Did he ever kiss you?"
When asked, Kendrick had already narrowed his dangerous eyes, but Annabelle didn't turn around and couldn't see his expression, so she fearlessly said, "Of course."
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