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Chapter 618

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Christine sniffled, her voice barely above a whisper. “When Eva left the industry about a few weeks ago for the photoshoot, Director Rick assigned me some of the contracts she was supposed to accept. I didn’t ask for them, Mark. I was just trying to do my job. But when Eva came back, she saw me as a threat. She thinks I took what belonged to her, and now she’s trying to sabotage me. I don’t know how she did it, but she must have dug up something on Director Rick and twisted it to make me look bad. I swear, Mark, I’ve done nothing wrong!”

Mark’s jaw clenched as he processed her words. “You’re saying Eva is behind this scandal? That she exposed Rick just to get back at you? Are you absolutely sure this is Eva’s doing?”

Christine nodded, tears streaming down her face. “Who else would do something like this? She's the only one who has something to gain from ruining me. I’ve done nothing wrong, Mark. I swear. I’ve tried so hard to avoid conflict with her, but she won’t leave me alone.”

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I hope Damien has been following Mark so he can’t get to Eva.
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