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Chapter 22

Author: Layomi
last update publish date: 2026-05-25 20:30:50

Elara

I let out another frustrated sigh under my breath. For the third time in the last half hour, Derek Shaw CEO of Star Entertainment was really starting to get under my skin. He just wouldn’t stop poking into my personal life.

“Come on, Elara, just tell me. We’re more like friends than coworkers, right?” he pressed again, flashing that wide, perfect grin that showed off all thirty-two blindingly white teeth.

“I already told you. I’m moving back to Brooklyn for good. I haven’t figured out the
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