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Chapter 61 Male Ego Olympics

Penulis: Jessica C. Dolan
Lochlan sat up from the pull-out sofa.

The blanket slid off his lap, revealing that he was, of course, fully dressed in one of his immaculate suits. The man probably slept in pressed shirts and a tie clip.

He rubbed his temples. ‘Kai, water.’

Kai—sweet, ever-efficient Kai, who I hadn’t even realised was lurking in the corner—sprang from his chair and snapped into action.

I blinked several times, but the scene refused to rearrange itself.

No, I wasn’t hallucinating. Lochlan was here. In my hospit
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