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Chapter 166: The Ledgers Execution

Author: Nora vale
last update publish date: 2026-07-13 22:03:57

Chapter 166: The Ledgers Execution

The armored vault car was silent except for the sound of Victoria Vane's gold pen scratching on the parchment of the ledger. Her fingers were. The pen was slicing through the ink quickly showing that she was desperate. Julian stood over her his arms crossed and his gray eyes watching every move she made.

Then Victoria slammed the pen down on the table. She was breathing fast. Her chest was rising and falling quickly under her mink coat as she looked up at Juli
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