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Chapter 14 

The next morning, David called. 

“Astrid, I have the results of that background check.” 

“Tell me.” 

“Three years ago-two months before you met Marco-” 

—someone hired a private investigation firm to do a full background check on you.” 

“What did they look into?” 

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“Three main things: the intellectual property registered under 

your mother’s name, your personal assets, and your social circle.” 

“Who hired them?” 

“The request was signed with a fake name, but the payment 

came from a corporate account.” 

“Which company?” 

“A shell company registered before Marino Cosmetics was founded. The responsible party listed is Francesca.” 

My hand tightened around the phone. 

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“So that means-” 

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“It means that before Marco ever met you, Francesca had already 

mapped out your entire background.” 

“What patents you held, how much they were worth, what your 

personality was like,” 

“whether your social circle was small, whether you’d be easy to get close to they looked into all of it.” 

“Did you get the report?” 

“I did.” 

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“I had someone pull the original file from the Pl firm.” 

“There’s a handwritten note at the bottom of the last page.” 

“What does it say?” 

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