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Chapter 9 - Chapter 9 Sweet Disaster

Lilian's POV

The phone screen lit up with an unfamiliar name: Ashley. I stared at it, certain I had never saved this contact. Who could she be?

Before I could process it further, a hand swept past me and grabbed the device from my grasp.

I spun around, startled, to find Augusto standing behind me wearing nothing but a towel wrapped around his waist.

Reality struck me then. This was his phone, not mine. Ashley had to be someone in his life. I made a mental note to change my ringtone immediately. The last thing I needed was to appear like I was mimicking him.

Augusto moved toward the window to answer the call, though his gaze remained fixed on me.

Following his line of sight downward, I felt heat flood my cheeks.

I lunged for the robe draped over the bed's edge, wrapping it around myself with frantic haste. Settling into a chair, I tried to project an air of indifference.

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