Elias’s POVThe next second, Mireille’s expression shifted. She acted as if she might cry. “No, you don’t,” she whispered, her eyes wide with false innocence. “You love me. Why else would you take me the other day and leave Sera behind? Why would you buy me a ring?”I couldn’t believe that my simple decision had caused Mireille to fantasize about me loving her. My throat tightened as I cleared it, speaking calmly but firmly, “I don’t love you. I never did. The other day, I took you, instead of Sera, because I trusted her with the casino business. She can handle it better than anyone. If you stayed, you would’ve caused nothing but trouble. And that ring? Mireille, did I actually buy it for you, or did you pick it out yourself and I just paid for it?”I let the words hang in the air, watching her face drain of color.“No, that’s not it,” she stammered, but I didn’t let her off the hook.“That’s fucking it!” I shouted, the tension finally breaking. “Now, before I call Evelyn, you’d better
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