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    Yet, the previous evening, after enduring the Harper family’s sharp criticism and reflecting on Keira’s counsel, Sandra had mulled over her predicament at length. She hade to see that confiding her innermost thoughts in Andres had been a misstep. His inability to guard a secret was ring—every whisper she shared found its way to the world’s ears in no time.


    Such a man could hardly be trusted, and Sandra began to question the motives behind Andres’ keen interest in her.


    After all, others dismissed her as an illegitimate daughter, casting her aside with cold indifference. Why, then, was Andres so persistently attentive to her? “Don’t speak that way. They’re my family, and they treat me with kindness,” Sandra dered, resolving in that moment to tread more carefully, to heed her mother’s wisdom, and to resist the charm of Andres’ honeyed words.


    Andres was caught off guard by her words. Only days ago, this guileless woman had poured out her grievances about the Harper family’s mistreatment of her, hanging on his every syble. But now, she had suddenly be smart enough to refute him?


    He began to see that Sandra was no ordinary woman—she possessed a sharp mind and a will of her own. She wasn’t to be swayed as easily as others. He needed to change his strategy.


    With a tone of earnest sincerity, Andres began, “I apologize, Sandra. I spoke out of turn. Don’t take it the wrong way. It just strikes me as unfair that, with all their wealth—Brenna alonemands billions—you’re left without even enough to buy a car. If I were in your shoes, I would ask for a fair share. You’re a Harper, too, after all. Their fortune is vast; surely you deserve a portion.”


    Sandra nodded thoughtfully. “I see your point. But my dad is kind, and Mrs. Harper has been generous. Justst night, my dad gave me some money, and Mrs. Harper assured me I only need to ask if I require anything.”


    Andres flicked his gaze toward Brenna, whose eyes met his with icy disdain. Her hostility didn’t faze him. In his experience, the more a family opposed a romance, the more fervently a woman clung to her suitor.


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    Brenna, with anguid lift of her brow, sized Andres up. She had encountered men like Andres before. His pursuit of Sandra wasn’t driven by a hunger for the Harper family’s


    Wealth; Andres had no need for their fortune, nor any familial burdens to bear. No, his chase was fueled by the thrill of conquest.


    She despised this kind of man most of all—the type whovished women with gifts and attention, only to cast them aside the moment they gave him their heart.


    The actress who had recently parted ways with him still pined for him publicly on social media, a testament to his skill at manipting women.


    “Are you going to say we only gave her money because of the pressure from the public?” Brenna’s voice was sharp, her suspicions deepening. She wondered if Andres had a hand in the recent wave of damning rumors swirling around the Harper family.


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