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Chapter 32

Author: Shining Riviera
last update Last Updated: 2023-08-04 15:28:19
Caroline frowned. The way Layla apologized seemed rather pretentious.

"Kent Pearson?" Sarah cried and looked at Caroline with anxiety written all over her face. "Were you tainted?"

Caroline glanced sideways at Layla, her lips already turning into a sneer. "So, you're the one who ordered Kent to do that to me last night, aren't you?"

Layla paled at Caroline's words. She bit her lip and tried to explain herself. "No, that's not true! I've already explained this to Eddy. I called Kent out of the kindness of my heart so that he'd lend you the money. I really didn't know that he'd do something like that."

Caroline took a step forward, not bothering to listen to her excuses. She stared at Layla with piercing eyes and spat, "So, it was you?"

"No—" Layla had barely uttered another word when Caroline gave her a tight slap across the face. It took a moment for Layla to realize what had happened. Her fingers trembled as they touched her cheek, which was now burning in pain from the slap
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