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CHAPTER 76

Author: Jaciwrites
last update publish date: 2026-09-25 12:46:41

Chapter 76

The lead officer did not smile. His face grew even harder as he looked at Ethan with open disgust. He turned back to Aria, his voice softening into a gentle, respectful tone. In his twenty years on the force, he had seen this exact kind of dynamic dozens of times—a desperate, controlling husband trying to take advantage of his wife behind closed doors, and a quiet, soft-spoken woman trying to cover it up to avoid a public scene.

"Ma'am," the officer said gently. "Even if you choose n
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