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Chapter 31- Report

Author: lavy
last update publish date: 2026-03-04 17:11:18

Xavier pov

The notification on my screen wasn't a market alert. It was a ping from the penthouse security mesh. I swiped the glass, my thumb lingering over the icon.

​Status: Subject 01. Activity: Nutrients consumed. Location: Gym.

​I felt a microscopic shift in my chest—the kind of relief I usually only felt when a competitor’s CEO signed over his soul. She had eaten. It was a small victory, but in the war I was waging for Astrid’s survival, it felt like a breakthrough.

​My pri
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