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Chapter 20

Author: Gem
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-02-26 17:27:23

Brandon POV

The kitchen had been quiet, save for the ticking of the clock. The plates from dinner sat abandoned on the table, silverware reflecting the dim light like tiny daggers.

Drake leaned against the counter, twirling the stem of his wine glass between his fingers. He hadn’t taken a sip — just held it like a prop, something to occupy his hand while he sharpened his words into weapons.

I sat across from him, elbow propped on the table, lazily tracing the rim of my coffee cup. I hadn’t touched the coffee. It had gone cold. Didn’t matter.

Because all I cared about in that moment was the way Drake kept glancing toward the hallway — waiting for Cameron to come back like a vulture circling a dying animal.

Drake sneered, breaking the silence first. “The ring looks ridiculous on him,” he muttered, voice laced with disgust. “Like dressing up trash in gold.”

I hummed under my breath, letting the insult roll past me like smoke. My gaze stayed on my cup, fingers steady, heartbeat calm.

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