Chapter 234 No More Pretenses
Mariana hiccupped, struggling to catch her breath. She wiped at her swollen eyes and looked up at Marco, her voice barely more than a whisper. "Do you think... she'll even agree?"
Both of them knew the truth: after what had happened at the Draegen Corporation's anniversary gala, they and Aurelia had completely torn off the last shred of civility.
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Chapter 1 The Scoundrel's True Love Chapter 2 The Stare Chapter 3 Caught in His Arms Chapter 4 Caspian, It's Over! Chapter 5 Strategy Chapter 6 The Draegen Family's Nerve Chapter 7 Inferior Talent In Acting Chapter 8 Heart Stutter Chapter 9 Untoward Thoughts Chapter 10 A Night of Regret appChapter 11 Ulterior Motives appChapter 12 The Hunter’s Gaze appChapter 13 Defenseless appChapter 14 A Brutal Confrontation appChapter 15 No Debt Owed appChapter 16 The View From the Fifteenth Floor appChapter 17 Begging for Mercy appChapter 18 Stop Going Rogue appChapter 19 Interrogation appChapter 20 What's With the Chatty Cathy Act? appChapter 21 Is That a Threat? appChapter 22 What's Your Relation With Him? appChapter 23 Disappointment appChapter 24 Loyalty Is a Choice appChapter 25 Rain appChapter 26 The Touch of His Lips appChapter 27 Did He Force Himself on Her? appChapter 28 A Stroll appChapter 29 I Want You appChapter 30 Unconditional Love appChapter 31 I Will Fulfill Your Desires appChapter 32 Sooner or Later, You'll Be Mine appChapter 33 Reluctant to Let Go of the Softness appChapter 34 Provide a Reasonable Explanation appChapter 35 I'll Quit appChapter 36 Can You Not Leave appChapter 37 There Are Plenty of Men in This World appChapter 38 Nothing More Than This appChapter 39 So It's the Cirias Family appChapter 40 Eyes Wide Open in Disbelief appChapter 41 Do I Need to Teach You appChapter 42 Wait and Watch appChapter 43 Digging One's Own Grave appChapter 44 An Engagement on the Horizon appChapter 45 A Legacy of Secrets appChapter 46 A Promise to Meet Again appChapter 47 A Persistent Ghost appChapter 48 A Coward Who Bullies the Weak appChapter 49 No Entry for Vile People and Dogs appChapter 50 Eyes Filled with Deep Affection appChapter 51 It's Not Hard to Understand Someone appChapter 52 I Was Just Joking with You appChapter 53 I Can Apologize appChapter 54 Don't Mess with the Wrong Person appChapter 55 Gratitude appChapter 56 Clouded Judgment appChapter 57 How Mysterious appChapter 58 Trending on Twitter appChapter 59 Who Knows What the Future Holds? appChapter 60 Key to Wealth and Success appChapter 61 Won't Allow the Culprit to Escape appChapter 62 Steering Public Opinion appChapter 63 Who's Been Protecting Aurelia? appChapter 64 Good Luck appChapter 65 You Should Try a Different Approach appChapter 66 She Brought This on Herself appChapter 67 My Heart Started Racing appChapter 68 No Rush appChapter 69 Don't Make Me Wait Too Long appChapter 70 Dawn Of The Truth appChapter 71 The Engagement appChapter 72 A Dance of Unspoken Rules appChapter 73 A Backdoor Deal? appChapter 74 The Price of Vanity appChapter 75 A Sting in the Silence appChapter 76 I Can't Wait Any Longer appChapter 77 She Walked Right Into the Lion's Den appChapter 78 You're Doing This on Purpose appChapter 79 Acting Classes appChapter 80 A Match Made in Heaven appChapter 81 She Must Be Under Some Sort of Spell appChapter 82 Complete Devotion appChapter 83 My Love for You Will Never Fade appChapter 84 Blushed Lips and a Subtle Smile appChapter 85 Unsettled Longings appChapter 86 A Devoted Follower appChapter 87 A Desperate Gamble appChapter 88 The Greatest Obsession appChapter 89 A Sudden Fever appChapter 90 Something Must Be Up appChapter 91 Perfectly Content appChapter 92 Obeying the Girlfriend appChapter 93 Bound to Take Responsibility appChapter 94 Wherever and Whenever appChapter 95 Never a Burden appChapter 96 The Storm of Public Opinion appChapter 97 It Was Her All Along appChapter 98 Confrontation and Disdain appChapter 99 Of Course, It's Your Fault appChapter 100 An Unappreciated Gesture appChapter 101 Unfortunate Luck appChapter 102 Schadenfreude appChapter 103 Stop Embarrassing Yourself Here appChapter 104 The Stubborn Fool! appChapter 105 Standing Up for Justice appChapter 106 Don't Speak Without Knowledge appChapter 107 Right into the Line of Fire! appChapter 108 Has Pinecrest Pavilion Started Selling Counterfeits? appChapter 109 A Counterattack appChapter 110 You're Protecting Her, Aren't You? appChapter 111 Standing by Her Side appChapter 112 An Apology appChapter 113 A Final Warning appChapter 114 Why Would She Show Mercy? appChapter 115 Does Mocking You Require Status? appChapter 116 Tenderness appChapter 117 You Don't Have to Be Gentle appChapter 118 Seeking Comfort appChapter 119 A Lovestruck Fool appChapter 120 Taking Action appChapter 121 A Long-Hatched Plan appChapter 122 Why Spare the Draegen Family? appChapter 123 Breaths Intertwined, Keycard appChapter 124 Wait for Me to Marry You! appChapter 125 Hidden Motives and Sinister Intentions appChapter 126 A Secret appChapter 127 Addicted, a Bite to His Adam's Apple appChapter 128 A Gesture in Return appChapter 129 Very Sweet appChapter 130 You're Welcome to Inspect Anytime appChapter 131 Runaway Lovers appChapter 132 Living Under One Roof appChapter 133 Break the Rules appChapter 134 Take Full Responsibility appChapter 135 Quite Sensitive appChapter 136 Let Me Prove It appChapter 137 Seems Like It's Spiraling Out of Control appChapter 138 A Perfect Match appChapter 139 Who Do You Think You Are? appChapter 140 Identity Exposed appChapter 141 Ridiculous! appChapter 142 A Sudden Flash of Insight appChapter 143 Kill Him appChapter 144 Nobody Move! appChapter 145 Seriously Screwed Up appChapter 146 She Can See Me appChapter 147 Captain, This Isn't Right appChapter 148 Don't Drag Me Into This! appChapter 149 Are You Abusing Your Power? appChapter 150 So, It's Him appChapter 151 The Rebirth Storm appChapter 152 The Listener Has A Mind Of His Own appChapter 153 She Must Attend appChapter 154 Live Broadcast appChapter 155 The First Person in Their Career appChapter 156 Craves a Little Adventure appChapter 157 Promoting Wrong Idea appChapter 158 Will Stop at Nothing appChapter 159 Wait and See appChapter 160 Turn The Tide appChapter 161 Wrong, All Wrong appChapter 162 I'm Not Falling for It appChapter 163 Do You Still Miss Her appChapter 164 What's the Reason This Time appChapter 165 A Man Who Betrays His Friends for Love appChapter 166 Who Is This Mysterious Guest? appChapter 167 He Is Not Worth It appChapter 168 Absolutely Sure appChapter 169 Shared Connection appChapter 170 Like A Predator At Rest appChapter 171 Keep Your Distance From That Man! appChapter 172 Enough With The Chatter! appChapter 173 Warped Intentions appChapter 174 Taking My Girlfriend's Advice appChapter 175 Volunteering for the Night appChapter 176 Offending Someone appChapter 177 Let Me Warm You Up appChapter 178 How Hypocritical Can You Be appChapter 179 Embracing Her Waist appChapter 180 The Delusional Man appChapter 181 A Mysterious Country appChapter 182 How's Your Tolerance appChapter 183 Unrivaled appChapter 184 Stirring Up Trouble appChapter 185 Out of His League appChapter 186 Could She Be…? appChapter 187 Is Aurelia Part of the Cirias Family? appChapter 188 A Spark of Scheming appChapter 189 A Flicker of Shock appChapter 190 The Look in His Eyes Deepens appChapter 191 Her Man is Generous appChapter 192 They Are Waiting for Me appChapter 193 What Are Mariana's Intentions? appChapter 194 Effort appChapter 195 Nadia Wants To Play Tricks appChapter 196 Is This The Promise? appChapter 197 Preparing a Great Gift appChapter 198 The Computer Is Attacked by Virus appChapter 199 It Is Humiliating appChapter 200 She Actually Kept to Her Words appChapter 201 Don't Say Sorry if There's No Use appChapter 202 Don't Push Your Luck appChapter 203 Can't Let Her Go appChapter 204 Drag Her Into the Private Room appChapter 205 I Never Really Expected You To Make the First Move appChapter 206 Irresistibly Drawn In appChapter 207 What a Big Talker appChapter 208 I'm Not the One to Blame appChapter 209 I Can Afford a Siren Like You appChapter 210 Admitting Defeat, Invitation appChapter 211 Welcoming the New Neighbor appChapter 212 An Intense Atmosphere appChapter 213 Old and New Grudges, Ready To Explode appChapter 214 The Emperor's Calm, the Eunuch's Panic appChapter 215 Aurie, Marry Me appChapter 216 A Subtle Tremble, Held Tight appChapter 217 A Thorough Investigation of His Secrets appChapter 218 This Will Not Happen Again! appChapter 219 Going Above and Beyond for You appChapter 220 I Love Anything from You appChapter 221 Destined to Be Together! appChapter 222 Strangling Her Neck appChapter 223 Doomed To Repeat the Same Fate appChapter 224 Frozen appChapter 225 No One Is Allowed to Defile Them appChapter 226 Could It Be a Mistake from the Higher-Ups? appChapter 227 My Boyfriend Gets Jealous appChapter 228 Suffer in Silence Just To Make You Feel Better appChapter 229 Her Senses Vanish All at Once appChapter 230 As If Her Blood Froze in an Instant appChapter 231 She's Talking Nonsense! appChapter 232 Something's Happened appChapter 233 Destroying the Draegen Family with Her Own Hands appChapter 234 No More Pretenses appChapter 235 Dream On appChapter 236 Money Trees appChapter 237 Standing Up for Aurelia appChapter 238 A Subtle Undertone appChapter 239 Like a Panther Lurking in the Shadows appChapter 240 Are You Openly Provoking Me?! appChapter 241 As if Fate Itself Conspires Against Him appChapter 242 Following the Starling Family's Tragic Path appChapter 243 Come with Me Tonight appChapter 244 Unable To Get Out of Bed for Three Days appChapter 245 A Warmth That Filled Her Heart appChapter 246 Entangled with the Shepard Family Again?! appChapter 247 As if Nothing Could Pique His Interest appChapter 248 A Formidable Force appChapter 249 A Fair Lady Is a Gentleman's True Desire appChapter 250 A Deadly, Irresistible Danger appChapter 251 The Grass Is Greener on the Other Side appChapter 252 The Grass Isn't Always Greener on the Other Side appChapter 253 Never Go Digging Through the Trash for a Man appChapter 254 It Might Open Up a New Opportunity appChapter 255 A Competitive Fire appChapter 256 He Really Pulled It Off! appChapter 257 What Place Do I Hold in Your Heart? appChapter 258 You Will Be My Wife Sooner or Later appChapter 259 Someone Like Her Is Bound to Face Retribution appChapter 260 A Kept Man appChapter 261 Who Could Resist a Secret? appChapter 262 A Hunter Waiting for His Prey appChapter 263 Playing Hard To Get appChapter 264 Bitter and Frustrated appChapter 265 The Seductive Red-Haired Woman appChapter 266 Either Clueless or Reckless appChapter 267 Blowing a Fortune To Make Her Smile appChapter 268 A Trap Woven in Gold appChapter 269 Unmasking Vanity appChapter 270 When Tenderness Turns to Capture appChapter 271 Drenched in Trembling Desire appChapter 272 Stolen by Fate appChapter 273 A Reckless Greenhorn appChapter 274 No Comment appChapter 275 What Is Aurelia Up To Again? appChapter 276 Not To Be Messed With appChapter 277 Rose the Fool appChapter 278 Pleasant Surprise appChapter 279 Confusion appChapter 280 I Miss You appChapter 281 Who Would Believe You? appChapter 282 Are You Putting up With This? appChapter 283 Good, Hard Look at Yourself appChapter 284 Who Are You Calling Trash? appChapter 285 The Show Is About to Begin appChapter 286 Rushing Towards Defeat! appChapter 287 How Is That Any Different From a Public Execution?! appChapter 288 It's Too Late To Regret! appChapter 289 You Will Soon Reap What You Sow! appChapter 290 You Must Be Mistaken! appChapter 291 I Hit Back — With Teeth, Not Tears appChapter 292 You Pushed I Pushed Back appChapter 293 Cornered with No Way Out appChapter 294 Bow Low or Break appChapter 295 Still Standing, Still Fighting appChapter 296 Time to Face the Music appChapter 297 The So-Called Hero Shows Up Late appChapter 298 Sharp Moves, Calm Heart appChapter 299 Never Saw Her Coming appChapter 300 Would It Really Matter To You? app
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