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Chapter 451 Your Mask Is Slipping

Author: Cora Smith
Calista was so embarrassed that she couldn't look Paul in the face. She glanced past his shoulder and glared at Jordan.

She wasn't Paul's responsibility. Why should he be first in line to save her? To think Jordan had the nerve to accuse Paul of being too slow to act.

He wasn't a bodyguard she hired to keep an eye on her all the time to make sure she never got hurt.

"How do you know Paul never arrived on time whenever I got hurt? This is the first time I've been injured since we met, Mr. Lancaster," Calista said.

She wanted to see how Jordan was going to explain this.

"My enemies are the Northwoods. What's wrong with me getting to know my competition? I know how many times Ms. Everhart has been hurt and in what circumstances. I even know when your housemaid arrives for work and when she gets off."

Jordan seemed proud.

"At least I don't sit back and watch the person I love being pushed around," Paul said.

Jordan fell silent. The phrase sounded oddly familiar. He gave it some th
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