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    A pang of sympathy flickered in Caitlin’s chest. yton might have been from a different world, but in this, he seemed just as trapped as she was.


    Beth, meanwhile, mistook Caitlin’s silence for something else entirely. She saw it as proof of jealousy, a silent defeat in the face of her so-called victory. Smirking, she couldn’t resist taunting. “See? What isn’t meant to be yours will never be yours. No matter how much you yearn for yton, you and he live in entirely different worlds—worlds that will never collide.”


    Caitlin, worn down by the constant usations, could barely summon the will to respond. “I’ve told you before—there’s nothing between Mr. Morgan and me. You’re mistaken.”


    Beth let out a sharp, mockingugh. “Spare me the act. You can deny it all you want, but I’ll never believe you. If you’re truly as indifferent as you im, then why cling to this ce? Why choose to stay under my heel rather than walk away?”


    Caitlin fell silent. In the end, what she said didn’t matter. Beth had already decided what she wanted to believe, and nothing—no truth, no reasoning—could change that.


    Resigned, Caitlin sighed. “Believe whatever you want.”


    Beth’s smirk faltered. She had been expecting a reaction—anger, denial, anything—but Caitlin’s indifference felt like she had thrown a punch and hit nothing but air. Frustration simmered beneath her skin, her irritation bubbling into something sharper, something cruel. Her eyes narrowed, glinting with undisguised malice. “If you really don’t care about yton—if you insist there’s nothing between you and him—then let’s put that to the test.”


    A sense of unease crept over Caitlin as she caught the dangerous glint in Beth’s gaze. “What are you up to now?” she asked, suspicioncing her tone.


    Beth didn’t bother answering. Instead, she led Caitlin to the restaurant where she was scheduled to dine with yton. By the time they stepped into the restaurant, Caitlin already knew she wouldn’t like whatever wasing next.


    Beth leaned in, her voice barely above a whisper but weighted with unmistakable authority. “Listen carefully. Choose your words wisely. If yton asks, you tell him you followed me here of your own ord and even begged me for this job.”


    Caitlin blinked, momentarily thrown by the sheer audacity of the demand. “That’s ridiculous,” she muttered. “Even if I say that, Mr. Morgan might not believe me.”


    Beth’s gaze snapped to Caitlin, sharp and unforgiving. “Oh? And why is that? Are you trying to say you and yton are close? That he knows you so well he’d glean the truth from your words? Is this just your way of unting it?”


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    Caitlin parted her lips to deny it, to insist that Beth had it all wrong. But then she hesitated. What was the point? Nothing was going to stop Beth from humiliating her in front of yton. Since resisting was futile, she figuredpliance was the easier path. If keeping Beth happy meant she’d be released from this ordeal sooner, then so be it. With quiet resignation, Caitlin remarked, “Please don’t be mad. I’ll do as you say.”


    Beth snorted, satisfied with her submission.


    By the time they reached the private dining room, Beth was brimming with confidence. Herst dinner with yton hadn’t gone as she had hoped, but this time, things would be different. She was determined to win yton back—and to gauge exactly where Caitlin stood in his eyes. As they stepped inside, yton’s gaze flickered toward Caitlin. His expression remained unreadable, yet there was a shift, however slight. A quiet acknowledgment, as if he had expected Caitlin’s presence.


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