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69. Identity of the Mastermind
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2021-08-12 10:27:52“Honestly, I started to get suspicious when he called me Gaby. It's weird when someone who isn't very familiar uses that name,” Gabriella said before shaking her head faintly. "But that's just based on my feelings."
The eyes of the man watching immediately narrowed. "Is there anything else?"
The woman nodded. “He's been asking about your secret project too many times, as if something was urging him to know right away.”
"Besides?"
Gabriella's brows furrowed even deeper. “The mastermind said that we had met face to face several times. The only man who fulfills that condition is Sebastian.”
"What about Julian? Haven't you two met before?"
"Before I received the call, we had only met twice. And I'm sure it's not him."
A faint sigh escaped from Max's mouth. "Why do you suspect Sebastian instead of Julian?"
“Because the mastermind sounds like a womanizer. Your brother is not that kind of man,
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