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    “I knew you liked her. The moment I said she was my friend and you should treat her like a sister, you shut me down. I knew it wasn’t that simple,” Eloise messaged, throwing in a cheeky emoji that made the corner of Elliott’s mouth twitch.

    It turned out Eloise had seen right through him from day one. He never wanted to see Christina as a sister, and he hated it whenever someone told him he should. It felt like once he did that, he’d always be just the little brother in her eyes. He wanted more than that. He wanted to stand beside Christina as her man, not just a brotherly figure.

    After a few more exchanges, Elliott finally set his phone aside. He swiveled his chair to face the towering floor-to-ceiling window. The skyscrapers outside stretched endlessly into the clouds.

    His eyes sharpened with resolve. He was ready to give it everything he had to win Christina over—to rise above every other contender, especially Dn, who, in his mind, was the strongest rival in love.

    At the Reed residence, a servant offered Christina a cup of steaming coffee. “Miss Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Reed will be back shortly. Please have a cup of coffee.”

    “I see. Thank you,” Christina replied, taking a quiet sip. She and her crew had made ns for a murder mystery game this afternoon. With time to spare beforehand, she’d dropped by the Reed residence to settle a score.

    Thea and the Delgado siblings still hadn’t fulfilled their wager, and Christina had every intention of collecting what she was owed.

    But at the Reed residence, Christina waited. And waited. Two full hours passed before Thea’s parents finally decided to show up.

    “Apologies, Miss Jones. Work had me tied up, and I lost track of time. Sorry for the dy,” Grant said with a bright smile as he stepped inside.

    Martha followed suit, smiling as well. “I got held up, too. So sorry for making you wait, Miss Jones.”

    “And what brings you here today, Miss Jones?” Grant asked as he took a seat.

    Christina knew exactly what game they were ying. ording to what she’d heard, Grant and Martha had spent the day golfing with their friends. Now that they’d had their fun and flexed their power, they waltzed in looking smug and satisfied.

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    Even though Christina saw right through the performance, she didn’t let it show.

    With a calm smile, she said, “I’vee to collect what you owe me.”

    “Collecting what we owe you?” Grant looked confused and surprised for a moment. “Miss Jones, what are you talking about? The Reed family doesn’t owe you any money or anything else.”

    Grant was genuinely oblivious to Thea’s bet. Christina had made the Reed family look bad in public many times before, and they hated her because of it. But when it came to the supposed debt she mentioned, they werepletely sure they didn’t owe her even one cent.

    Grant was simmering inside. The Delgado family was getting worse and worse at fulfilling the task. Why hadn’t they gotten rid of this annoying Christina already? The fact that she was still breathing and even had the nerve toe to their house and confront them was infuriating.

    “Miss Jones, maybe you’re confused about something. You should be going after the Dawson family for money since Brendon dumped you and you walked away with nothing. It looks to me like you’re just taking your anger out on the wrong people because you’re carried away by your emotions,” Martha said with a fake smile, her words dripping with sarcasm. She was implying that being thrown away by Brendon had made Christina mentally unstable.

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