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Fired

Author: Faithful Ink
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-08-13 16:34:22

The silence in the bedroom was absolute.

For three agonizing seconds, neither of them breathed. Beneath Brian, Lucy froze, the warmth draining from her skin as the reality of where they were and who owned the house crushed down upon them.

The knock came again.

This time, the sound was slower, heavier, and deliberate. It wasn't the tentative tap of a housekeeper or the casual rap of a passing servant. It was the absolute authority of a man who owned every brick, every lock, and every soul inside
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