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CHAPTER 17
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
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DENISHA
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"Hello everyone, I am Lady Bella Ramirez. Chairman Kim's daughter in law and I would be representing him in this meeting" she said and I almost died of an heart attack.
This is Amber. Amber is the daughter in law of chairman Kim?
what is even going on here?
she's supposed to be dead. I killed her. I watched the building explode. could it be possible that she survived?
She can't survive. she was literally unconscious when I left her to die. is my mind playing games with me now!
why is Amber here?
here of all places? she's supposed to be six feet underneath the surface of the earth not here.
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I glance at my mother and it feels like she's going to slump any minute. she can't even believe that Amber of all people is seated here.
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"On behalf of my grandfather, I oppose to the motion of Chad being the president of this company" she said with courage and
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