Don't Mess with the Girl with Candy novel Chapter 1854

"You're scared?" Coralie's red lips curved up as she played along. "Fine, I'll protect you."

"Thank you." Channing gripped her hand tighter as they walked toward the underground parking garage.

A stunningly gorgeous couple, they were a sight for sore eyes.

In the shadows.

A man dressed entirely in black, a dark cap pulled low over his face, held a DSLR camera, silently snapping away, capturing every intimate detail of their interaction.

Holy shit. Holy shit.

Staring at the woman in the photos, the man was left utterly speechless.

Channing Irving's secret girlfriend was none other than Coralie Quill—the infamous boss of Westshore Casino in Caelus.

Channing was an incredibly cautious man who never showed his face in public.

Whenever he was by Coralie's side, he wore a hat, keeping an exceedingly low profile.

Unless someone was deeply familiar with him, they would never guess he was the lord of Caelus.

To get a scoop on Channing's private life, this paparazzo had risked his life staking them out for half a month, finally scoring this explosive piece of news.

If he sold this intel, he couldn't even fathom how much money he'd make.

But—

If it leaked that he was the source, and Channing or Coralie found out, he'd be as good as dead.

After a moment of deliberation.

The man pulled out his phone and dialed his employer.

"Mr. Rhodes, I've got results on that matter you asked me to look into."

The man's voice trembled with sheer excitement.

Silence stretched over the line for a few seconds before a low, freezing voice replied, "And?"

"The price we agreed on won't cover the intel I have now. I'd like to negotiate. Can you up my commission?"

"Are you threatening me?" The man's tone was icy, dripping with veiled murderous intent.

"Not at all." The paparazzo let out a sleazy laugh, taking his sweet time. "I just think Governor Channing might need this intel a lot more than you do."

The young, handsome Governor vs. the aloof, stunning casino boss.

And this beautiful boss actually enjoyed keeping a boy toy around. They were playing a wild game.

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