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CHAPTER 24

Author: azalea
last update Last Updated: 2024-09-06 23:54:47
If only looks could kill, she's probably already dropped dead on the floor. This woman ruined the whole evening for me. What I thought would be a night of fun and extravagance ended up being as stressful as hell! And I couldn't do anything but glare at her at every chance I could get. She's not aware of it though. She was so busy chatting with my husband!

I don't even know why I am so affected. So what if they kept talking the whole time? What do I care if Vladimir seemed to have forgotten my existence?

I secretly rolled my eyes while sipping my wine. I looked at the stage, pretending to be engrossed in the item they were auctioning at the moment. It's a rare piece of jewelry from the olden days. That's the only thing I heard about it because my ears were already focused on the two people beside me.

They were talking about business. I don't know why but the language they were using sounded foreign to my ears! They're talking in English but I don't understand a single word. Damn it.

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