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CHAPTER 74
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2026-08-04 22:24:05
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Clara had always understood the rules of the arrangement.Elena was Matteo's fake girlfriend. The public needed to believe they were together.That meant photographs, events, appearances, carefully timed affection and the occasional hand on an arm for the cameras.Clara could work with that.What she couldn't work with was Elena apparently forgetting that the relationship had an expiration date.It started with calls, then a nickname."Matty."Clara's fingers stopped moving across her keyboard. She slowly lifted her eyes. Elena was standing beside Matteo's desk, holding two cups of coffee.Matty.Clara stared. Matteo didn't react."Your coffee," Elena murmured, placing one cup beside him.Matteo glanced at it."Thank you."Elena smiled and leaned down. She kissed his cheek casually. Like she'd done it a hundred times.Clara's pen pressed harder against the paper beneath it. The tip snapped. She looked down. Ink had spilt across her fingers."Shit."Elena looked over."Are you okay?"C
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Clara didn't have a problem with Elena calling Matteo. At least, that was what she told herself. The first call came during a meeting.Matteo's phone vibrated against the conference table. Once. Twice. He ignored it.Clara glanced at the screen when it lit up again. Elena. She returned her attention to the presentation."Continue," Matteo instructed, tapping his finger once against the table.The marketing director resumed talking. A minute later, Matteo's phone vibrated again.Clara's eyes flicked toward it before she could stop herself— still Elena.Matteo finally picked it up."I'm in a meeting."Clara heard the faint voice through the speaker, but couldn't make out the words.Matteo's jaw tightened. "Later."He ended the call and placed the phone face down. Clara looked at him."Everything okay?"His eyes lifted."Why?""Because you've looked like you're considering throwing your phone through a window.""I'm considering it."A couple of people around the table laughed. Clara didn
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By the following afternoon, Clara had stopped being surprised by bad news.Annoyed, yes.Surprised, no.The first article had been followed by three more. Then five.By lunchtime, the internet had apparently decided that Matteo Devereaux's retirement was everyone's personal business.Clara sat at her desk with her laptop open, one hand wrapped around a cup of coffee she hadn't remembered to drink.Her screen refreshed. Another headline appeared.MATTEO DEVEREAUX CHOOSES MONEY OVER RACINGClara's fingers tightened around the cup."You've got to be kidding me."Across the room, Sophie looked up from her laptop."Another one?"Clara turned the screen toward her. Sophie read the headline and groaned."They're getting creative.""Creative?"Clara set the coffee down with a little more force than necessary."This is not creative. This is lazy."Sophie rolled her chair closer."Read the second paragraph."Clara scrolled. Her expression changed."Sources close to the racing industry suggest D
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Clara knew the honeymoon wouldn't last. It was too easy.The announcement had gone out the previous day, and for several hours, everything had gone exactly as planned.Fans had praised Matteo's career. Business publications had called his decision strategic.Even some of the sports commentators who usually treated every move he made like a personal insult had admitted that focusing on Devereaux Racing could be the smartest thing he'd done in years.Clara had almost allowed herself to relax.Almost. Then she opened her laptop that morning. The first headline made her stop chewing.She swallowed slowly. Then she read it again.MATTEO DEVEREAUX'S RETIREMENT: STRATEGIC MOVE OR A QUIET EXIT?Her fingers stopped above the keyboard."Well."That was fast. She clicked the article. The opening paragraphs were polished enough to appear objective. The rest wasn't.It questioned whether Matteo had actually chosen to retire or whether the decision had been made for him.His recent performances wer
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The announcement came on a Tuesday morning.Clara knew because Matteo had decided that informing the public about his retirement from active racing was apparently something that required everyone else to rearrange their lives around him.By eight-thirty, she was already in a conference room with the social media team, legal representatives, Luca, and three people from the racing division.By nine, she had revised the announcement twice. By nine-fifteen, Matteo walked in. The room quieted.He didn't acknowledge it. He took the seat at the head of the table and placed his phone beside him."Let's hear it."Clara slid the printed statement across the table."This is the version we're releasing."Matteo picked it up. His eyes moved over the first paragraph.Clara watched him carefully. The statement was straightforward.Matteo Devereaux, one of the most recognisable names in international racing, would be stepping back from active competition earlier than previously anticipated. His decis
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The moment the last camera turned away, Clara's smile disappeared.She kept walking. One step. Then another. She didn't look back at Matteo or Elena.She made it all the way into the private corridor before someone caught up with her."Clara."She stopped and slowly turned around.Matteo stood several feet away, his hands in his pockets, his expression already irritatingly calm.Clara stared at him."What?"His gaze moved over her face."You've been unusually quiet.""I'm working.""You've been working all evening.""That's generally what happens when someone is hired to manage a client's public image."Matteo's eyebrow lifted.There it was. The attitude.Clara folded her arms."Did you need something?""You tell me.""I have no idea what that means.""You looked upset."Clara gave a short laugh."Upset?""Yes.""About what?"His gaze held hers."The kiss."Her expression went blank."What kiss?"Matteo's mouth twitched. Clara immediately regretted asking."The one Elena gave me.""I
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Clara twisted her face, her brows met as she swerved into the next turn. The morning traffic was already irritating her, and that was before her phone vibrated.She glanced at the screen while slowing at a red light.Devereaux Franchise Team: Meeting confirmed for 9:00 a.m.Her brows knitted toget
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Clara’s hand fumbled across the nightstand, knocking into her phone twice before she managed to silence the alarm that had just woken her up. The room fell quiet again, but the echo lingered in her skull, sharp and insistent. She lay still for a moment, eyes closed, waiting for the familiar comfor
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