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Chapter 126: First Meeting

作者: Evve
last update 公開日: 2026-05-06 19:56:36

POV: Lewis | Edinburgh

The café was small and neutral. Regina had chosen it deliberately — no Sterling Industries associations, no media foot traffic, a corner table already reserved when Lewis arrived.

She was already seated. A small boy sat beside her with a stuffed rabbit on the table, a cup of warm milk in front of him, and a coloring sheet he was working through with absolute concentration.

Lewis stopped three feet from the table.

The boy looked up. Dark eyes, Lewis's jaw line, Lewis's way
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