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Chapter 045

Author: Nancy's Best
last update publish date: 2026-08-30 01:31:58

Ivy POV:

I watched Noah's face drain of color as he read the message, his hand tightening around the phone until his knuckles went white.

"What is it?" I asked, though the dread already pooling in my stomach told me whatever it was, it wasn't good.

"The recording leaked," he said, his voice hollow. "It's already online. My agent says every scout who was still interested just pulled out."

"How could it have leaked already?" I asked, disbelief crashing through me. "You only just heard it yourself
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