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Chapter 437

Author: Bello Rivera
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Abigail thought, 'Xander is just my superior. He's doing me a favor if he's willing to protect me. And if he isn't, that's just his job.' After she thought it over, she quickly composed herself and said, "Okay."

Melody loved to surf the internet. She saw the news too. She immediately rushed to Abigail after she got out of the car. "Caterpie, big news. Someone took a picture of you and Mr. Zane and even mistook you for Mr. Zane's wife."

Abigail smiled as she said, "We already know about this."

Melody responded, "The views on this news increased particularly fast. It'll definitely go viral in a short time. If this continues, you might be mistaken as the wife of the CEO of the Zane Corporation by many people. Are you going to ask your company's public relations department to deal with it?"

Malcolm, who was standing at the side, interrupted, "Have you all ever seen the media capture Xander's photo? No one can take pictures of him if he doesn't want to be photographed. Even if someone d
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