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Chapter 565

Penulis: Bodhi Blossom
A sharp slap rang out as the meat on the grill sizzled. Immediately after, the room went silent.

Frowning, Benjamin sat frozen with the phone in his right hand and his knuckles white from gripping it too hard. Jasmine's sharp, acidic voice replayed in his head like a loop.

When she'd first come to him with that story, something hadn't sat right with him. Those words hadn't sounded like anything Natalie would say. She might look down on Jasmine, but she wasn't blunt and straightforward like Bella or one for unfiltered outbursts.

Now, it hit him that he'd been played.

A dark scowl spread across his face. His Adam's apple bobbed for some time before he finally let out a low, gritted curse, "Damn it!"

Watching the drama unfold, Bella crossed one leg over the other and commented, "Lucky for us, Natalie had the foresight to record everything. Who knows what other schemes Ms. Plain Oatmeal might've had up her sleeve?

"Honestly, Ben, how could you be so blind as to pass up on a decent wo
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