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Chapter 285

Author: Fanny S
last update publish date: 2026-02-16 23:49:27
"I've known you for eight years, Edward. This isn't you."

"Maybe it should have been."

"What does that mean?"

"It means I've spent a decade operating like Richard. Building the same way he did. And maybe it's time someone changed that."

Harlan stood.

"You're making a mistake."

"Noted."

He wal
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