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Auction II

Author: Bertina
last update Last Updated: 2024-12-29 21:07:04

Chapter 42

Ria's POV.

My eyes quickly roamed around the room, but there was no hint of anyone suspicious. "Are you stalking me right now?" I replied to him, my fingernails penetrating into my skin while I awaited a response from him.

"Are you okay?" I flinched at Luca's question.

"You are definitely not okay. You have been texting someone since these past few days, and it's so obvious at this point." He further added before I could give him a response.

"I am okay. You don't have to worry about me. I am not too small to manage yourself." I managed to say.

"Maybe you should speak to me when you are less tense." He moved away from my side while I slowly followed him. I flipped my middle finger at me, hiding it behind my purse not to make things too obvious.

I was being stalked by a motherfucker who needed money from me in order to show me who my real mother was, and that was just so crazy and unbelievable.

As we both stepped into the grand hall, the atmosphere buzzed with excitement and
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