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Their lips were aligned on the same level, a few inches away. He eyed her darkly, warning her to drop the act.

"I'm dead serious, Claire. Tell me why are you here?" His hard voice made her face turn pale.

But she maintained her friendly demeanor and said, "I could have gone away with Penny, my only friend. But you see she's dating Hunter's best friend Cole. So I am strangled. I really need a change in environment, Tyler, and I hoped that maybe I could count on you."

"Despite the fact that I like you? What are you trying to do, Claire?" His face drew a little closer as he bared his teeth.

Claire's stomach twisted into a knot. She could see Tyler was another danger she had come to encounter. The only thing different about him was that when she was enraged, like a gentleman he was calm and endured her angry lashing. But that didn't change the fact that he was dangerous.

However, he didn't freak her out. Because he was the man who introduced light in her dark world when she needed it t
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Christine Lulu
I wish Tyler fall in love with someone else
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Soundarya Sinha
I'm honestly feeling bad for tyler despite everything he stayed honest with claire i would've supported her since the beginning but it's just wrong to use tyler for revenge against hunter it will create conflicts just let tyler end up with claire as well hunter should live with consequences...
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Claire’s revenge plan will only lead to more pain, conflict and misunderstandings. It will only further complicate the situation between the three characters. So it will be interesting to see how this new plot develops.
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