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Chapter 14: Back to the House

Author: Lilian fabro
last update publish date: 2026-09-12 19:54:34

Sophia stood in the bedroom doorway, and the sight of her wearing nothing but the silk robe I had once bought for myself made something inside me twist, not with jealousy, but with the quiet disgust of seeing the final proof of how completely Ryan had desecrated everything we had built together. Her hair was loose around her shoulders, her face carefully made, as though she had taken the time to look perfect before coming downstairs. But the confidence disappeared the moment her eyes landed on
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