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CHAPTER 33: LUCAS PROPOSES

Penulis: Lady poma
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2025-12-13 11:06:11

The charity gala was three weeks after I spent the night at Lucas's apartment.

Three weeks of pretending everything was fine. Three weeks of avoiding Kieran except when absolutely necessary. Three weeks of lying to everyone including myself.

Lucas had been attentive and loving. He called every day. Sent flowers. Took me to expensive restaurants. He was playing the role of devoted boyfriend perfectly.

And I was playing the role of woman falling in love.

But every night, alone in my apartment, I
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