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Chapter 12: Close Encounters

Author: Ogwu kosiso
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-07-21 22:07:33

Jace returned to his office after the board meeting, the door clicking shut behind him with finality. He walked in slowly, as if carrying the weight of the entire meeting on his shoulders. Without bothering to remove his coat, he slumped into the leather chair, letting out a breath that had been trapped inside his chest far too long.

His eyes lingered on nothing in particular—just space, silence.

The image of Leo frozen at that table haunted him for a moment. He knew something was wrong with him. It wasn’t like Leo to stay quiet.

Still, Jace didn’t care enough to ask or offer comfort.

Instead, his thoughts drifted—to her.

Sarah.

That awkward moment earlier. The way he’d stared at her chest.

"Ughh..."

Jace groaned inwardly, dragging a hand over his face.

Embarrassment bit at the edge of his skin. She had caught him looking. He hadn’t meant to. Or maybe he had. But why her?

He’d seen a thousand women—more, even—half-dressed and deliberate in their seduction. None of them ever held his a
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