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    The sheets were different. The scent in the room was different.


    And then he felt her. Soft, warm, pressed into his side.


    Ste?


    His brows twitched slightly.


    Did he reallye into her roomst night? Did he actually fall asleep next to her… and not remember?


    Her hair brushed lightly against his chin.


    He was still trying to process when she suddenly shoved against his chest. Her voice was sharp, fed-up.


    “If you’re awake, then get up.”


    William had been about to let go, but Ste’s words made him freeze. Instead of releasing her, he pulled her in closer, tightening his grip.


    “What’s wrong? Still trying to y innocent?”


    His tone was sharp, and Ste’s face drained of color. “Last night, you came to my room by yourself. You weren’t coerced by me. Are you able to be reasonable?”


    She still couldn’t understand why he acted like he hated her, yet kept getting so close.


    For more than twenty years, she had believed intimacy only mattered when two people actually loved each other. Now, everything William did was shattering that belief.


    Her words amused William. “This is where I live. Do you need to give me permission to sleep in any room I want?”


    “Do you really think I want to be here?” said Ste. “You were the one who locked me up, took my phone, altered the settings, and had someone call—all to deceive me into believing Marc had betrayed me. How disgusting are you?”


    William’s temper was tested by her words, which irritated him. His eyes darkened as he scowled. “What do you mean… I had someone call you?”


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    Seeing him pretend he didn’t know made Ste let out a coldugh. “The phone you gave me can only receive calls. The first call was from someone named Haley, saying she was with Marc,ughing about my amnesia. Isn’t that your game?”


    Thinking about it only fueled Ste’s anger.


    William was furious too. How could she even imagine him doing something so dirty?


    He grabbed her arm, forcing her to look him straight in the eyes. “Listen to me. I would never do something like that. If you’re so sure I nned it, show me proof.”


    Ste stared at him, and for a moment, she honestly believed he hadn’t done it.


    That only made her angrier, not just at him, but at herself.


    “Let go of me. Even if you didn’t do it, does that somehow erase everything else you’ve done?”


    They both knew exactly what she meant.


    William stayed quiet for a long moment, then suddenly let out a coldugh and pinned her beneath him. “Since you brought it up, it would be a shame not to follow through on your insults.”


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