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Chapter 32: I didn't know you had a sister .

Author: Luciana diamond
last update Last Updated: 2025-07-19 21:09:03

Chapter 32

Gerald unbuckled his seatbelt and sat still for a moment. The engine hummed low beneath him, but his thoughts were louder. He exhaled slowly, one hand gripping the wheel, the other resting on his thigh. In all his life, he’d never done what he was about to do—not for any woman. Except one . One he never talks about anymore.

“You can do this, Gerald,” he said under his breath. Then he stepped out into the warm California air.

The parking lot outside the mall was quiet—blessedly so. No reporters. No flashes. No crowd. That alone was enough to make him sigh in relief.

He could’ve sent his driver. That would’ve been the logical thing. But this wasn’t about logic. Not today.

The automatic doors slid open, and the moment he stepped inside, heads turned.

It was subtle at first—a few sideways glances, a murmur. Then a ripple.

“Oh my God, is that Gerald Smith?”

“Isn’t he the billionaire CEO?”

“What’s he doing here?”

Gerald kept walking, ignoring the whispers. His presence always cau
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