Chapter 285
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“Do I hear a distress call? Seems like trouble in paradise,” Sheila added, entering inside. Keith and Camila turned to see Chris standing by the door. He also looked at them. Somewhat looking startled.

“I… I tried to st… stop her but she just barged in,” Chris stuttered, looking perplexed.

“It's okay. We can take it from here,” Camila said, giving Chris an apologetic smile. She could see that he was baffled. A lot of emotions were going through his mind and they were visible. Surprised, confused, disbelief and hurt were Chris's emotions but there was no sign of anger or guilt which made Camila relieved because she knew that he was innocent in all this.

“Nothing is okay Chris. You're a suspect and you can as well be the mole. They will probably arrest you and strip you of everything you've got and you'll lead a miserable life. If I were you, I would not be surprised if the police come knocking. I would advise you to just be prepared,” Sheila said, getting Keith pissed.

“Shut the hell u
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