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Chapter 143

作者: Demsie
last update 公開日: 2026-07-10 22:56:15

The lobby was completely still.

Jeff's question hung in the air and nobody moved. Theresa stood with her chin still up and her face still flushed from the slap she had just delivered and then she turned toward the voice and saw him properly for the first time.

Her expression shifted immediately, the aggression dropping away and something more careful and professional sliding into its place with the particular speed of someone who had spent years knowing which face to wear in which room.

"Mr And
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