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Chapter 12: No Appetite?

Author: Noona Aurora
last update publish date: 2026-09-27 17:42:39

Eleanor clasped her hands tightly in her lap.

She kept her knees together, sitting stiffly upright.

Being inside the spacious, dark-toned executive office of the President Director made her intensely nervous.

Forget moving around—even breathing normally felt exceedingly difficult for Eleanor.

Her eyes stole an awkward glance toward the large executive desk in the corner of the room.

There sat Archie, calmly settled in his high-backed chair, his fingers steadily flipping through page after page
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