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Tons of Lies

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Crystal's POV

I looked at the clock in the sitting room for the umpteenth time. I knew that Midas had told me to go to sleep because he would be coming late but I couldn't bring myself to go to sleep when he was still out.

I wished I had gone to the party with him but I knew it was better that I stayed away. There would be paparazzi everywhere for such an event and we didn't want to raise suspicions yet.

Midas had left in the morning after he made sure that I had an early breakfast. He had said he needed to take care of somethings at the office before the party in the evening. He had made me promise to tell him what triggered my question when he returned. I had only promised him because I wanted him to drop the topic but when I saw the way Reine looked at him when she helped him take his bag to the car, I decided I was going to tell him.

I would not say I was jealous per say but I just wasn't comfortable staying under the same roof with someone who said Midas had slept with
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