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Chapter 27: The man behind the mask

Author: Annie
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-09-20 18:02:11

Shards of glass glittered across the floor. Valerio’s phone lay in pieces, the screen fractured, lines crawling like veins across its surface. His hands were bleeding, streaked with crimson from the glass. I looked at him, taking in the wildness in his eyes,

“Valerio!”I placed the meal on the table and instinctively moved closer, I rushed to his side, ignoring the shards underfoot. My fingers trembled as I lifted his hands gently. I blew across the cuts and grabbed a tissue box, dabbing at the blood. “What happened? Why did you… hurt yourself?”

He flinched away from me, pulling his hands back as if I were poison. “Leave, Althea,” he growled, low and dangerous.

“I’m not leaving until we clean this mess up,” I insisted, my voice firm despite the fear curling in my chest. I reached for his hands again.

He yanked them back violently. “I said leave!” His eyes were wild, unbridled, storming with fury I hadn’t seen before. “How dare you act like my mother? You’re just a property I bought! N
Annie

Behind every ruthless man, there's always a story.

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