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Chapter 48: The breaking point.

last update publish date: 2025-11-20 23:56:32

Evelyn POV

"Investor?"

The word hung in the air like a stone dropped into still water, and I felt my entire body go numb as Vincent’s gaze shifted between us. I instantly felt helpless.

If he knew the truth, that my membership here wasn’t for relaxation like I’d claimed and that I was really hoping to meet him, would he think I was using him?

In a way, I was in the grand scheme of things, but I was also planning to help him, to warn him about the Imperial Crown Auction and to stop him from fall
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