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Chapter 97

Author: Babyesther
last update publish date: 2026-02-24 23:32:16

Carter

Dean Holloway did not sit until I invited him to and I knew it was not a courtesy visit.

He stood in the center of my office as though he was measuring it, the glass walls, the skyline behind me, the degrees I had framed in the mini shelves around my office.

This was probably his first time in my firm's office. He had only ever been to my office at school, not at the firm.

I was more than concerned about why he was at my office today.

He folded his hands.

“Professor.”

“Dean.”

His jaw w
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