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Seven

Author: Laura
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2025-09-13 20:30:31

Aria’s POV

"What did you just say?"

I should have sounded stronger, but my voice cracked and my eyes betrayed me, shamelessly dragging over him.

Five years.

It’s been five years.

He was slimmer, his clothes not tailored like before, but he was still fit. Still him.

My gaze lifted back to his face. His smile was there, faint but sharp, and it unsettled me.

"What did you just say?" I asked again, finally letting his words sink in.

"I bought your company. I’m the new CEO of Rooted," he repeated.

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