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Chapter 22: I'll Be Waiting

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Suzanne’s pov:

Guilt was a heavy thing. It sat in my chest like a boulder, suffocating and unrelenting. I had stormed out of Dominic’s study deeply offended, convinced I had been wronged and betrayed.

But now, as I sat curled up in bed, staring at my phone, the weight of my assumptions pressed down on me.

I had been so sure, so utterly convinced that he was hiding some grand, devastating secret.

And yet, the truth had been something else entirely—something deeper, something that spoke of responsibility and loyalty, not betrayal.

With a groan, I buried my face in my hands. I jumped to conclusions. Again.

Before I could talk myself out of it, I scrolled through my contacts and tapped Stella’s name.

She picked up on the second ring. “Well, well, well,” she drawled. “To what do I owe the honour of this late-night confession?”

I sighed. “I messed up, Stella.”

There was a pause. Then, “Tell me everything.”

I did. From the moment I saw the article, to the confrontation in his office, to th
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