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CHAPTER FORTY FOUR

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Gianna-/

“Gianna, wait!” Max hurried inside the elevator before it slammed shut.

I let out a sigh.

“You don't have to apologise, Max. It wasn't your fault, you had nothing to do with it,” I told him but I could see the guilt dancing in his eyes.

“She had no right to lay a hand on you. Off all the employees, she knows our true relationship. She had no right to disrespect you that way,” he said.

“I am just glad you were there to witness it and not get a doctored report later on, else you would have blamed it on me,” I muttered and something shifted in his gaze.

“Are you still holding that against me? I thought we were past that?” He muttered.

Past him believing his sister's lies over my truth, yeah. I guess I wasn't angry anymore, but for all I know, today could have been a repeat of that if he wasn't present. His sister would have just turned the story to favour her and he would believe her.

“I am so sorry, baby,” he said softly. “I’ll make this right, I promise.”

I found myself meltin
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