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Chapter 164

Author: Rossy
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YSABELLE

My eyes widened to see Cleo, and I could not believe her sudden appearance. I looked at Paul and Cleo again, trying to understand the situation I was in.

“Cleo? What… What are you doing?”

Is she… the person…who helped Paul?

She gestured to Paul to exit the room. As soon as he left, she sat on an empty stool and crossed her legs, unbothered.

“It's payback time.”

I confusedly glared at her. “What do you mean? Let me go, please!” I exclaimed in rage as I tried to get my wrists out from these handcuffs behind me.

My arms are getting numb, and I think I'm losing energy because of the blood dripping out from my back.

“I'm afraid I can't.”

Cleo’s tone changed, which made me take aback.

“It took me a year to plan this out, and you want me to stop this? Don't make me laugh.”

A year?

Did she plan this out for a year?

For what purpose? I don't remember doing something horrible to her except making her babysit my kids while Ronan and I were busy with the issues in our lives.

“I don'
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