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Chapter 71 – When the World Went Still

Author: Olivia GW
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-10-10 17:58:42

Emma’s POV

The elevator chimed softly as it began its smooth climb, glass walls flashing the skyline outside. I leaned back against the mirrored panel, humming under my breath, still riding the high of sealing a massive deal for my agency.

A week in the Maldives. Twenty guests. Private jets, champagne, the works.

If I could bottle this mood, I’d live on it forever.

I scrolled through my phone, grinning like an idiot.

Ding. The elevator slowed and stopped, mid-floor.

Still absorbed in my phone, I barely registered the doors sliding open until I heard footsteps. And then—

“Emma.”

A low, familiar voice. And the way my name rolled off his tongue, it made me shiver. I knew who it was before even looking up.

I’d never forget the way he kept saying my name while he was… I bit my lower lip, refusing to let the lewd images flood my mind.

As my head snapped up, I forced on a polite smile.

Tailored suit. Perfectly undone tie. That lazy, infuriating confidence clinging to him like expensive c
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