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Countdown starts now

作者: Starlight
last update publish date: 2026-06-10 18:58:00

ADRIAN POV.

It was another day and another chance to push Vera’s buttons.

I had to keep her angry, keep her frustrated, until she finally gave up and said the words I was waiting for: ‘I want to go home.’

If I wanted out of Mauritius, this was the only way.

It was all set. I had told the butlers to prepare pancakes, but no syrup. Eggs, runny and barely cooked. And black coffee, no sugar, no cream.

They were Vera’s least favorite dish,
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