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Chapter 54: The Man at the Door

Auteur: Crystal L.C
last update Dernière mise à jour: 2025-11-15 11:37:04

Sarah sat alone in the living room of her new Manhattan mansion, the quiet elegance of the space holding her like a cocoon.

Floor-to-ceiling windows framed the night city, the lights below rising like sparks from a fire. A glass of wine rested in her hand as the anchor on the television repeated the triumph of her global summit.

“For the fifth day, the world continues to applaud Transcorp’s fearless CEO—”

Sarah barely listened. Her mind was elsewhere, simmering with plans, timelines, movements, all orbiting around one thing — Daniel.

Despite how cruel the little boy had treated her five years ago, blood they say, is thicker than water. Her love for him never wavered. She had returned. And she’d come for him.

The door opened softly. Her maid stepped in, head bowed.

“Ma, there is a man outside requesting to see you.”

Sarah didn’t turn immediately. “Who?”

“He said his name is James Striker, ma.”

Her hand froze mid-air. Her eyes shifted, slow and sharp, from the screen to the maid. For a
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