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Gideon wanted us to go back to being friends. But when he saw how readily I agreed to it, it stung him . The ease with which I had done so meant I felt absolutely nothing for him.
He had done such a heinous thing the night before our wedding. So if I had felt anything for him, I would’ve cut ties with him completely.
The pain in his heart snapped him out of his thoughts, and he smiled bitterly. He realized he was just wallowing in self–pity. After all, didn’t he already know that I never had any feelings for n?
My dizziness seemed to be worsening, so I wanted to leave quickly pulled my hand back and bid Gideon goodbye.
Noticing how pale I looked, he asked with concern, “What’s wrong? You don’t look too good. Are you feeling sick? Do you want me to take you home?”
Gideon was used to treating me well. Like he had said before, his feelings for me might not have been true love, but he couldn’t act as if he completely didn’t care. But unlike what I had said, his feelings weren’t just about physical attraction.
He really did like me, so he couldn’t help but want to treat me well. Given what he had done , this might not make sense. However, human beings were walking contradictions.
“No need,” I replied. “My driver and assistant are waiting outside for me.
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Since the dinner was a government–affiliated function, no bodyguards or personal assistants were allowed inside.
Gideon looked like he wanted to say more, but then he remembered what he had done. So, he simply said, “Alright, be careful on your way home.”
“I will, thank you,” I replied. Then, I turned and left.
At first, I wanted to say goodbye to the chairman’s wife before I left, but I was feeling far too dizzy. Besides, she was deep in conversation with someone else. So, I figured my goodbye would take a while. Thus, I simply texted her and then started making my way out.
Meanwhile, on the second floor of the banquet hall, Irvin was leaning against an ornate railing.
He looked as though he was deeply engaged in a business conversation. But in reality, his eyes had been tracking my every move. When he saw me heading out of the hall, he frowned.
Irvin had paid close attention to me and also knew me well. Even though I appeared completely normal to others, he had noticed something off with the way I was moving. And because his attention was fully on me, he didn’t notice the way Grace was looking
at him from the side.
Ever since she had fully recovered, she had been looking for a chance to sleep with Irvin. However, his guard was constantly up, which made it impossible for her to make a move.
Grace looked down on me and didn’t want to use me, so she hated that she had to in order to sleep with Irvin. But she had no
choice.
She knew his attention would involuntarily gravitate toward me whenever I was around. It was also when his guard would be at its lowest. So, she had Magnus arrange for her to attend this event with Irvin.
And just as she expected, with me present, he focused all his attention on me. When he saw me being pulled around by the chairman’s wife to meet potential suitors, Irvin was insanely jealous.
His jealousy drove him to drink without pacing himself, and Grace had slipped small doses of a drug into each drink.
She had done her research, so she knew Irvin had almost slept with Julianne once when he had been drunk and drugged. After that incident, he had undergone special training, so ordinary drug doses had no effect on him now.
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However , if Grace dosed him too heavily at one go, Irvin would see it immediately. Hence, she had to do it slowly a little at a time.
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