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"Ryker, did you just see?" Sloane asked as she turned her attention to Ryker after Cleo had left.

Ryker puffed on the smoke and asked, "What?"

"Didn't you see how she was talking? She used to be a shy and ugly girl. After becoming the Gamma's daughter, she... she has become pre–"

"Pretty?"

Hearing Ryker, Sloane's eyes widened. She frowned and shook her head.

"What? No! She has become pretenti