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CHAPTER 242.

Author: Olivia GW
last update Last Updated: 2025-10-20 15:12:19

Harper’s POV

It was supposed to be just lunch.

Nothing fancy, nothing loaded — just pizza and sunshine in a sleepy Provençal town.

But with Michael Lancaster sitting across from me, laughing over a lopsided slice of margherita, nothing ever stayed simple.

“This place is a hidden gem,” he said, leaning back in his chair. “Good find, Harper Lin.”

I smirked. “Of course it is. I have impeccable taste. You’re lucky I didn’t drag you to some five-star place with linen napkins and existential menu descriptions.”

He grinned, eyes glinting with amusement. “Well, I wouldn’t mind that kind of place if it’s what you want—” he paused just long enough for it to sting— “as long as we’re together.”

For a second, my breath hitched.

There it was again. The way he managed to stir my heart somehow.

I forced a laugh, waving a hand like it didn’t mean anything. “Please. You’d fall asleep before the appetizers arrived.”

He chuckled, low and easy, and I hated how it made my stomach flutter. I took a sip of
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