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The Connection

Author: Sunmisola.A
last update publish date: 2026-02-20 17:39:39
[ALESSIA'S POV]

Seven Years Later

The charity gala is the kind of event I used to avoid.

Too many rich people, too many fake smiles and too many questions about my personal life.

But the station insisted. Said it would be good for my career and for visibility.

So here I am, wearing a dress I can barely afford, holding a glass of champagne I won't drink, and trying to look like I belong.

Jeffrey is beside me with his hands on my lower back. Steady and Grounding.

"You okay?" he asks
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