Partners

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Katherine swallowed nervously, clenching her hands silently as the atmosphere plummeted, and she could feel cold sweat dripping down her back.

She suddenly felt confused and lost as her twitching gaze met that of Rose's cold one. It was as if Rose was recalling some bad memories, judging from the way her brows would furrow from time to time. Her hand tightened on the glass in her hand, it was as if the glass had done something bad to her and she wanted to crush it.

Katherine couldn't help but wonder what had gone wrong. Perhaps she had spoken too harshly to Rose, causing the woman that was previously smiling and accommodating to suddenly grow colder.

Rose acted ignorant, as she tilted her head slightly to the side, stylishly peeking at Katherine's expression. She knew that Katherine was afraid of her, from the way she was looking like someone that was seeing a ghost. It pleased her.

While Katherine was thinking that Rose was about to do something nasty to her, Rose did the op