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Chapter Nine

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last update publish date: 2025-11-08 23:50:27

SERENA

The next morning, I made it my mission to stay out of Adrian Knight's path like my life depended on it. I got to the office earlier than usual, skipped my morning coffee run, and practically hid behind my computer screen. Every time I heard the elevator ding, my stomach tightened. Every time someone mentioned his name, my pulse jumped a little too fast.

But he never came.

I didn’t get a single glance, or a word, or even a passing hello. In a way, I thought that was good actually. It was
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