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Chapter 250 Deep regret and self-reproach

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Miles away in New York City, Calvin sat in his office. In front of him, a high-definition computer screen displayed a live video feed from Manchester.

The brightest spot in the frame was Henry’s villa, where a silent orgy was unfolding.

Across the road, by the woods, Adriana sat on the ground, trembling, curled into herself like a fragile rag doll that might break at the slightest touch.

Calvin’s heart clenched, a sharp pain tearing through him, so deep it left him numb.

“Adriana, listen to me.”

Adriana slowly lifted her head, her gaze fixed on the villa.

“Mr. Calvin, we have only an employment relationship,” she said, her voice distant. “So please, call me Lawyer Clarke.”

She stared straight into the camera, as if forcing her cold, pained eyes into Calvin’s field of vision, making sure he saw the bitterness, the accusation in them.

Calvin had never felt such deep regret and self-reproach.

How had he even thought of letting Adriana take this case in the first place?

Back then, she had
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