Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

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Chapter 736

The cops hadn't shown up yet, but Cole did.

Ever since Thorsten stepped back into his shadow-boss role, Cole had been the public face of the Drago family,

handling all the messy PR And, apparently, me.

"Where's Nina?" he demanded, skipping any kind of small talk.

Sasha had already said the figure just resembled me, but Cole? He sounded like he was 100 percent sure i | was

me. Whether he genuinely couldn't tell the difference or was just faking it, | couldn't say.

"I don't know, and it's got nothing to do with me," | shot back.

"If I'm here, it's for a reason. If it's money you want, that can be arranged-just hand her over," he said, like | was

scash-hungry gold digger.

| raised an eyebrow. | guess that's all he thought of me. People loved to assmy currer assets were just

leftovers from my breakup with Jace. The intehad a field day callinga sellout who treated relationships

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like transactions. "What do you want her for?" | asked, brushing off the insult and leaning into curiosity instead.

"That's none of your business," he snapped.

| threw in a mock pout. "Letguess. You're planning to use Nina to keep Sasha in line? Or maybe you're

worried a missing kid will tank DracoLux's image? Or could it be "Keira," Cole cutoff. "That's family business.

Stay out of it."

I ignored him completely. If | was already poking the bear, might as well finish. " your mother send you?" "...or

did

For the first time, Cole's mask cracked, just for a second. Oh? So this was his mom's doing. Interesting.

"Seems like you know a lot about my family," he sneered.

| shrugged and laid it out flat. "Nina's disappearance has nothing to do with me. You know where I've been these

past few days. Besides, why would | even kidnap her?"

Cole stayed silent for a beat before leaning in, his tone slow and calculated. "But that little girl ran off chasing

someone who looked just like you. Even if it wasn't you, the resemblance makes it... suspiciously connected to

you." Translation: Someone used my face to stir up , and now it's my problem.

Of course, Cole had already pieced it together. Smart guy. Too bad for him, | wasn't about to

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confess anything.

"So what?" | said, playing dumb.

He gavethat smug, knowing smile. "You're too clever not to know what | mean."

"Enlighten me," | replied with the fakest confusion | could muster.

Cole nodded. "Fine. Someone used you to pull off this stunt."

"And who would that be?" | shot back.

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Cole's eyes drilled into me, like he was trying to crackopen and spill my secrets. Too bad for him, my poker

face was rock solid. After a beat, he shook his head. "I don't know." "Then maybe stop wasting tonand

figure it out. If you actually want to find Nina, standing here accusingisn't helping."

But Cole didn't bite. His gaze stayed sharp as ever. "Why do you think someone would use you?"

Nice try. He was laying a trap. | shook my head. "No clue. Maybe they're trying to stir up and pin it on me.

You'd never letoff the hook if | couldn't produce her."

"That could be it," he said, nodding slightly. Then he leaned in, his smile turning just a little sharper. "Or

maybe..."

"Maybe what?" | asked, tilting my head and throwing on my best clueless-but-curious expression.

"You set this whole thing up yourself."

I had to admit, he wasn't stupid. The guy knew how to work a theory.

Even if | hadn't orchestrated this, Hayden had already walkedthrough the intent behind it.

"Me?" | let out a soft, mocking laugh. "And why exactly would | do something like that?"

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