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Chapter 33. The mistake

Autor: Olivia
last update Data de publicação: 2026-08-27 13:30:08

EMILIA’S POV

I stayed, even though every sensible part of me was telling me to walk through the door and go home. Adrienne didn't move toward me or try to convince me to remain in the office. He simply watched me with the same patience he had shown all night, as though he understood that this decision had to be mine. “You don't have to stay because you think you owe me something,” he told me quietly as he remained where he was. “If you want to leave, Emilia, I'll let you go, and I won't hold
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