An Advice

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Jessica was taken aback by Cara's wit. How could she have found out so easily even though she did not give off any signal pointing towards that?

But she refused to give in. At least not so easily. She cleared her throat, stumbling over her words. "What?! What an absurd thing to say... I mean pff! How stupid do you think I am? Letting such a scoundrel blackmail me for money? I mean come on!" She could hear the lies through her tone. She ...