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Chapter 161

Author: DuckDuckJoe
"Here's the settlement fee—from Chris," Giselle said.

A look of surprise flickered across Emma's face when she heard the name. She asked, "It was Chris who came to bail Larry out?"

The relationship between the two brothers was deteriorating by the day. Why would Chris personally come and bail Larry out?

On the day Emma got married to Larry, Chris did not even attend their wedding ceremony. All he did was send a wedding gift over.

Perhaps they were on better terms now? No, this seemed implausible.

Chris was a complicated person. Emma simply could not wrap her head around it.

Eventually, Emma gave up trying to figure it out. She returned the bank card to Giselle and said, "Keep this, Gigi. I'm sorry about Larry. I didn't know he had people following me…"

Had Emma not returned to Giselle's place to get her things, Larry would not have harassed Giselle.

In the end, she was the one to blame.

Giselle responded, "Why are you apologizing? Larry's got nothing to do with you anyway. Be
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