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CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE: A Perfect Excuse

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Bryan felt his heart drop into his stomach and for a second, he couldn't even breathe. He stood in the middle of the VIP hallway, staring at the most dangerous man in the city.

Maxton just kept staring at Bryan with a scrutinizing gaze, trying to catch every one of his actions.

‘Does he know?’ Bryan wondered. ‘Did he see through her disguise?’

But as Bryan looked closer at Maxton’s face, he realized that Maxton looked curious and suspicious, but he didn't seem to know the truth about Raina

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