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Chapter 324

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Maya's POV

I welcomed him into the living room.

His face carried none of the composure I'd grown accustomed to across every interaction I'd shared with him... the careful mask he wore in boardrooms and family gatherings alike. He sat down slowly, the file still gripped in his hands, and I stepped outside to find Alex.

"Your father's here," I said. "He's in the living room."

Alex's face shifted into genuine surprise.

He moved quickly toward the door.

I went to the pool area first, ga
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