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作者: Lizzy Aik
last update publish date: 2026-06-18 16:57:30

EVE'S POV

The penthouse felt smaller every day. I stood at the kitchen island, staring at the latest batch of rejection emails on my laptop while Lily played in her bouncer nearby. Another supplier had backed out. A community board had “reconsidered” after receiving anonymous complaints about “Sterling family instability.” My project... the one thing I’d clung to as my own... was bleeding out, and I couldn’t stop the bleeding.

Damon walked in from his office, still in his shirt and tie from
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