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CHAPTER 45

Charles POV:

The low hum of the jazz music, the clinking of ice in crystal glasses, the hushed murmur of conversation—it all faded into background noise as I watched Camille Dubois enter the dimly lit bar.

She was late, and my impatience simmered, a low burn fueled by a potent mix of whiskey and ambition.

Playing hard to get, is she? I thought, my lips curling into a cynical smile.

Camille was a pawn in my game, a useful tool to eliminate Nathan. But her usefulness extended beyond her connection to my rival.

She was pregnant with his child, a vulnerable woman desperate for love and security, the perfect target for my manipulations.

She spotted me at the corner table, her gaze hesitant for a moment before she walked over, her hand resting protectively on her swollen belly.

“Mr. Campbell,” she said, her voice softer than I remembered, a hint of nervousness clinging to her words.

“Mrs. Dubois,” I greeted, standing up, offering her a chair with a flourish.

“Thank you for coming. I trus
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