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Keep your enemy closer

Author: Mimi Hannah
last update Last Updated: 2025-02-19 03:11:02

Camille’s POV

“Does anyone has a problem with the Guevara trying to acquire the company? If anyone is uncomfortable about it please speak up,” I clarified and Tiana came forward.

Yeah, I know she’s gonna to the talking. I’m fully prepared for her ass.

“If you think you can just buy the company anyhow you like, in your dreams! Diego used his might to build this company with his grandma! How dare you shamelessly try to take it from him!” Tiana snapped and I chuckle.

Is she trying to lecture me about shame? Then what should I call her?

“That’s so rich coming from someone her father transferred her shares to me earlier today,” I announced and she squinted her eyes, taken aback by the news she had just heard.

“W-what..”

I gasped in sarcasm, “Seems like Tiana Shawn has lost her ability to blabber, isn’t it? Didn’t your ‘father’ informed you before coming here?” I fired at her, she was fuming with anger within herself but do I care?

I still remember it vividly how she kick my tummy that da
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