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Chapter 129 - 129/Unwelcome guest

Chapter 129

Stephanie's point of view

I felt a blistering, raging torrent of blind fury surge straight up my throat, entirely suffocating my breath. How could Valentina possibly possess this exact level of unchecked impudence, raw daring, and demonic manipulation to completely deceive the patriarch in a matter of mere seconds?

I drove my fingernails with excessive, crushing force into the palms of my hands until they were on the absolute verge of drawing blood, desperately fighting to retain absolute dominion over my shattering nerves before the old man. Swallowing the bitter, agonizing lump of saliva in my throat, I forced my pale lips into a highly strained, utterly fake smile, stating in a choked, fragmented voice: "Of course... of course, Grandfather. I shall be overjoyed."

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