Catalina’s car rolled smoothly through the gates of Andrei’s estate. The large iron gates shut behind her with an audible clang, a sound that felt as satisfying as it was foreboding. She smirked as she glanced at her reflection in the rearview mirror, adjusting her lipstick.
“Andrei thinks he’s clever,” she murmured. “But no one outmaneuvers me.”
Her sources had confirmed his recent visit to his father, along with a tantalizing detail: Andrei had revealed he was living with a woman who was carrying his child. For Catalina, this development was both a challenge and an opportunity.
If Andrei intended to marry this woman, Catalina needed to know who she was. More importantly, she needed to ensure that this woman posed no threat to her own ambitions.
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