CHAPTER 22 REPLICA.

The CEO

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"Where did you get this?"

Her eyes widened as if she had just seen a ghost. I pulled her closer by the hands, closing the space between us. Her beautiful doe eyes stared into mine, wide and questioning.

"You gave me the bracelet?" she asked, taking a few steps back.

I had given it to Ariel as a gift—a customized piece that was one of a kind. I couldn't fathom how a bracelet that had been with me ended up on Binky's wrist.

"If I had given it to you, would I be asking that question?" I replied, my tone harsh. Her eyes reflected fear.

"Binky," I said, trying to ease her tension with a smile. "I made it for a friend, but it was stolen." I couldn't bring myself to tell her I had made it for her sister. I hadn’t even mentioned that I knew Ariel, let alone that we had dated. Ariel had said she and her sister were close, but Aria had told me they were never on good terms. I was too excited and happy to see that face to bring up the past.

"Stolen? Are you kidding me?" She instan