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The Next File

Auteur: Rey
last update Date de publication: 2026-05-29 23:23:18

Chapter 42

I waited until Damien left for another emergency meeting with what remained of his legal team. The door had barely clicked shut behind him when I opened the laptop again. My hands moved on autopilot now — muscle memory from too many nights like this. The guilt no longer screamed. It just sat there, heavy and familiar, like an old scar that had stopped hurting but still pulled when I moved.

The file was ready. Another partial ledger. Enough to keep Marcus satisfied, not enough to give
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