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Chapter 23

Author: Anney GW
last update publish date: 2025-06-05 10:50:29

ELISHA’S POV

The first thing I noticed was the color.

A pale blue silk that matched the tone of his pocket square so precisely it couldn’t have been a coincidence.

And then I saw the cut. The neckline. The pleated waist. The delicate buttons trailing down the back.

My stomach dropped.

Because that dress wasn’t just similar—it was mine.

I felt the flush rise in my chest—not from embarrassment, but fury.

The gall.

The calculation.

She hadn’t just raided my closet. She’d done it for this. To s
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