Chapter 31

Jessica's POV

I moved the mouse and immediately clicked on the email.

The first thing that caught my eye was a photo - a candid shot of Alvin and me dining at the restaurant yesterday.

But the angle was extremely cunning. It made it seem as if we were sitting very close, acting intimately as if we were whispering some secret words to each other.

I couldn't think of who

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