hel leaned halfway a

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. But when she saw Owen standing there, her words cut

down on the sofa. His d

lready reached the stage

ice wa

felt a wave of tension t

has nothing to do with y

nteracted with Owen before. She

extremely careful. She couldn't af

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elix... does your con

flashed thr

Katrina would appear i

rina would come bac

his gaze grew even colder. The wa

at expression meant some

n had been adopted from an orphanag

his name, but he refused. They didn't forc

al daughter, Rachel, their affection for

ccess to the Sterling Corporation. When Owen turned tw

n Sterling was planning to marry Owen to his daughte

ver publicl

by side with Rachel, which

d about all of this aft

ecome even more certain that h

her relationship with Felix o

Rachel's words

n you. I was the one who had him

rt tran

lieved it

roared inside her, nearly swa

forcefully dragged her

clenched into tight fists. He

no pain

eriously think we're going to get married, do you? Yes, you were adopted by the Sterlings-but publicl

rds-brother-and anyone listening clo

. His sharp gaze lock

just his i

n front of him feel

nce willful, arrogant, do-whatever-she-pleases Rachel

t impor

und, Rachel had never on

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rew his gaze. He stood up and a

e. Rachel, this is the last time I'm warning you-you've already gotten what you wanted. Stay a

ned and left with

in the room finally dissi

Rachel let out

rching gaze just now, sh

art was still po

.

en went straight to the at

to see Miss Sterling?" th

tly. His voice wa

I came to ask

e. Please

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in confusion. "Mr. Blake

like an entirely

how Rachel had

ad become s

.. there had been a trace

ong pause, he asked carefully, "Mr. Blake, forgi

but the implic

ight nod. "I n

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tates about transplant recipients developing habits, personality traits-even manneris

w to explain the phenomenon... the medical

wen said nothing more. He gave a

had clearly he

e overthinking it. Rachel was still recovering; her body w

fro

t want them worrying. As for Rachel-we'll observe

ed in und