Chapter Twelve
Author: Pen thinker
last update2024-11-19 18:07:04

“It has to be a coincidence.”

Ryan muttered, but uncertainty crept into his voice.

“No, no,”

Victoria shook her head frantically.

“There's no way. Sophia Nathaniel wouldn’t possibly be having a meeting with that loser...”

But her voice lacked conviction.

Hearing what Sophia just said, Young Master Landon's confident smile faltered as he watched their faces.

“What's going on? Why do you all look like he's some kind of a real deal?”

“That village doctor,”

Victoria blurted out, twisting her Cartier bracelet nervously.

“He just left here claiming he had a meeting with Sophia at Crystal Bay and you're saying you met Sophia at the same place.”

Landon's perfectly maintained expression cracked. A muscle twitches in his jaw as he loosened his tie even more.

“He what?”

“It's nothing,”

Jessica cut in quickly, noticing the dangerous glint in Landon's eyes.

She forced a laugh that sounded brittle even to her own ears.

“Think about it logically, for someone who pretend
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