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CHAPTER 7

Penulis: Vivi Anne
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-01-03 16:37:42

OLIVIA’S POV

As I pushed open the door to my office, my breath caught in my throat. There he was, sitting in one of the chairs across from my desk, his posture casual but his eyes anything but Lucas Preston.

I stopped in my tracks, gripping the edge of the door tightly for a moment before forcing myself to exhale. I would not let him rattle me. Not again.

Straightening my blazer, I walked past him without a word and made my way to my desk. The weight of his gaze bore into me, but I refused to acknowledge it.

I had barely reached my chair when he picked up my nameplate, running his fingers across the engraved letters as if testing their authenticity.

“Olivia Smith,” he said, his voice low and deliberate. He turned the nameplate over in his hands before placing it back on the desk in front of me. “We need to talk.”

I sat down, leaning back in my chair, and crossed my arms over my chest. “We have nothing to talk about, Mr Preston."

His jaw tightened, and his eyes flashed with something I
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