CHAPTER 161: WHAT DID YOU TELL CANE?VENUS:I sat on the edge of the bed, my mind still spinning from everything that had happened. My heart was heavy, my throat dry. I heard the door open, then footsteps—heavy, slow, almost dragging. When I looked up, Maxim was standing there, his jacket off, shirt slightly unbuttoned, and his eyes a bit glassy. He smelled of whiskey.“Venus,” he said, his voice low and rough. “We need to talk.”I sighed. “About what, Maxim? Please, I'm tired. We've been talking since we got back from the company.”He stepped closer, rubbing a hand over his face. “What the hell did you tell Cane?”I blinked. “What?”He stared at me hard, jaw tight. “What did you tell him at my company that made him speak to me like that? Huh?”I frowned. “Maxim, I didn’t tell him anything. We just bumped into each other. He asked how I was doing, and that was it.”“Don’t play dumb with me!” he barked, slamming his hand on the dresser. The sound made me flinch. “Cane knew things he s
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