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Chapter 23
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2026-03-18 00:00:00Chapter 23
(Emotional Leverage)The silence of the Warren mansion was never truly empty. It was a pressurised, costly stillness, the kind that hummed with the hidden vibrations of high-end security systems and the distant, rhythmic purr of climate control. In Mia’s room, the air faintly smelled of lavender and the starch of fresh linens.Pearl sat on the edge of the large bed, her shadow stretched by the soft glow of a cloud-shaped nightlight. Mia’s breathing had fi
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