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Chapter 53: The Mastermind
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Vanessa leaned back in her chair, twirling the stem of her wine glass between her fingers. The dim glow of the penthouse lights reflected off the ruby liquid inside. Her lips curled into a smirk as she listened to the deep voice on the other end of the phone.“She’s going through with it,” she mused, swirling the wine absentmindedly. “Aurora is filing a case against me.”The man chuckled, low and dark. “Of course she is. She always plays by the rules. That’s what makes her predictable.”Vanessa exhaled a quiet laugh. “Then I have nothing to worry about.”“You don’t,” the man assured her. “I’ve already taken care of it. When the time comes, everything will fall into place.”Her smirk deepened. She had expected Aurora to retaliate, but she wasn’t afraid. Not now. Not when she had someone even more powerful backing her.“You better not disappoint me,” she purred, running a manicured nail down the edge of her glass. “Because I don’t like losing.”The man on the other end chuckled again.
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