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    I looked up toward the source of the voice.


    I couldn''t help but smirk as my eyes fell on the long-lost phony Ste White, who I had been keeping an eye on.


    She had dared toe here in public, which was astonishing.


    She was tantly trying to provoke me, the real Ste White.


    I nced at As, and we exchanged a smile. It seemed that I couldn''t just let things slide today. I couldn''t let someone provoke me to my face. I had to y along.


    I remainedposed and smiled at her, curious to see how she would start this drama.


    She took the initiative to speak first to show off.


    The people around us looked over and smiled. Their smiles told me many things, but they were definitely not kind.


    The hall was a perilous ce at the moment.


    I watched as the impostor Ste eagerly began her performance.


    With a pleasant expression, she continued, "Cousin, you''re finally back! We agreed toe back together, but I''ve been waiting for you for a long time."


    After saying that, she limped toward us.


    She seemed eager to battle, even though her leg injuries hadn''t healed. She was excited to return to the fight, even in this ghastly state.


    A stunning young woman caught my attention as she trailed behind her, gazing intently at the towering As. From her infatuated expression, she seemed to be a fan of As.


    Beside her was a smiling man of average build, who was slightly chubby. He had a joyful face.


    Obviously, Ste''s words were addressed to As.


    As narrowed his eyes, his emotions unclear. He looked at Ste as she approached us, smiled faintly, and indifferently said, "Your leg injury hasn''t healed yet, but you seem eager to be out of the house. You have a short memory. You should focus on recovering from your injury."


    His words definitely meant more than what was on the surface.


    "I only came downstairs after I heard that you were back." Her expression was coquettish. "You don''t seem very grateful."


    I sneered inwardly and cursed; she was a good actress. It was a pity she hadn''t entered the entertainment industry!


    After speaking, the imposter Ste pulled the woman behind her and pushed her toward As. "Tricia insisted oning with me to see you."


    The woman blushed and looked at As, at a loss for words. "As! Why haven''t you been back for so long?"


    As nced at Tricia and calmly responded, "Do I know you?"


    Tricia was embarrassed. Her expression was bizarre, like a chameleon.


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    Tricia quickly nodded in agreement.


    "I don''t remember." As was harsh, stating things in a cold and unweing manner.


    Tricia bit her lip and gave me an icy re as her eyes instantly became red.


    Ste noticed Tricia''s embarrassment, but chose not to care. She reached out and tried to hold As''s arm.


    For a moment, As stared at Ste, his deep ck eyes projecting a sense of distance. His eyes were hiding a deadly sword.


    Ste''s hand abruptly stopped in midair, and she retracted it in embarrassment.


    With a smile that wasn''t quite a


    smile, she turned to face me and tried to hide how embarrassed she was. "Miss Chloe! I can''t believe I''m finally seeing you in Nocturnia! ''ve invited you out many times, but we haven''t been able to meet.


    She smiled uneasily as she said that. It was clear that she was just being perfunctory.


    "This is wonderful. I''m d to see you here. I''ve been looking for you all along!"


    I smiled calmly and deliberately said nothing as I listened to her train of thought. I wanted to see how she would continue.


    "I hoped I could apany you the first time you came." She looked at me provocatively.


    She must have felt very proud, as she thought that she had asserted her dominance over me.


    "Thank you for the thought, Miss


    Ste. But how could I let an


    outsider apany me when I''m just returning home?" I kept myposure and smiled elegantly, making it obvious what I was getting at when I said "an outsider. To me, she was just another person.


    When the onlookers heard my reply, they were incredulous. Everyone scrutinized me, the woman who was standing beside As.