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    Chloe and Morse were so ustomed to her relentless pursuit of Dn’s attention that they barely reacted.


    But with a stranger present, his dismissal was profoundly humiliating. Hadn’t they known each other since childhood?


    It was absurd that some woman who had seemingly appeared out of nowhere could eclipse a childhood friend who knew him so well.


    Honestly, she should have flown home months ago, but life had gotten in the way.


    Vickie had actually believed that disappearing and going silent would make Dn feel insecure and finally miss her.


    She had always been his persistent shadow, ensuring he never forgot her. When she vanished, he was supposed to feel the void she left, wasn’t he?


    No. It had backfired. It hadn’t made Dn restless; worse, her grandmother had messaged her that he was already pursuing someone else.


    In that instant, her entire world felt shattered. Unable to bear the news, she had flown home immediately, driven by pure panic.


    If only she hadn’t wasted all those years and had stayed close, that… interloper wouldn’t have had a chance to steal him away.


    Vickie’s red-rimmed eyes fixed on Christina, a glint of raw disgust shing in their depths.


    So what if Christina and Dn had parted ways now? That didn’t erase the fact that he’d once cared for her.


    It baffled Vickie—how could a man as reserved and distant as Dn possibly have feelings for someone like Christina?


    A low, hot hatred burned in Vickie’s chest. If that woman hadn’t shown up while she was away, years of carefully built effort wouldn’t have gone to waste.


    Had Christina never entered the picture, everything would have gone ording to n—Dn would’ve eventually fallen for her. Vickie was sure of it.


    She’d even done her homework, quietly digging into Christina’s background through mutual connections. The more she uncovered, the tighter her fists curled at her sides.


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    Were all those awards and achievements even real? Or had she simply bought her way into them?


    Vickie couldn’tprehend what Dn saw in her—why he’d choose an outsider over the woman who had grown up beside him.


    She’d never been able to imagine it: Dn, who had always kept women at arm’s length, actually falling for one.


    Not until Chloe told her what had happened—how Dn had risked his life to save Christina. He had nearly died for that woman.


    The thought made Vickie’s stomach twist. That was nothing like the Dn she knew. What was it about Christina that could make him change so drastically? What did she have that Vickie didn’t?


    No one spoke. The silence in the room grew thick enough to choke on.


    “Vickie!” Chloe finally eximed, stepping forward and looping her arm through hers.


    Her chest ached seeing the redness in Vickie’s eyes. She turned to re sharply at her brother.


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