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CHAPTER 20

Author: Liam Muse
last update Last Updated: 2025-09-29 22:14:31

ELOWEN

Sitting at the head of the CEO's desk.

It felt good.

Really good.

This was my office now, my mother's company.

It was mine, and I was calling the shots.

It was usually HR's job, but there was one application I insisted on reviewing.

Lilith's.

The door opened, and Lilith walked in.

I watched her stride across the room.

She was wearing a cheap suit that didn't fit right, and her usual expensive perfume was gone.

Her famous heels were nowhere in sight; she was wearing simple black flats.

Her usual aggressive confidence was still there, but it was thinner, almost desperate.

She came to the chair right in front of me and sat down, crossing her legs with a practiced, emove.

"Elowen," she said, giving me a tight, professional smile that didn't reach her eyes.

I kept my face completely blank.

I picked up her resume, which was surprisingly light on details for the last few months.

"That's Ms. Sylvarn to you, Lilith," I corrected her gently, my voice calm but firm.

Her smile froze
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