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Chapter 41

Author: Cynthiya kan
last update Last Updated: 2025-07-11 03:39:18

Daughter or stranger

Dante raised an eyebrow, clearly stunned. “You got married?” he said, his voice louder now. “And didn’t even think to tell your big brother?”

Carlo gave a tight smile. “You weren’t in the country.”

Dante let out a short laugh, but there was no real humor in it. “So that’s your excuse?”

“I didn’t think it was necessary,” Carlo replied calmly. “You were busy. Out in Dubai or Paris or wherever the hell you were at the time.”

The air between them suddenly shifted. Kristen could feel it. They were smiling, but it didn’t feel real. Like both of them were pretending and trying hard to keep things civil. But there was something else under the surface. A tension that didn’t belong. A history that hadn’t healed.

Kristen’s eyes moved between the two of them. She didn’t know much about Dante, but from the way they stood… how they watched each other like two lions in the same cage and it didn’t feel like a happy reunion. More like a quiet war.

Dante was still looking at her t
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