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CHAPTER FIFTY ONE

Author: Olivia GW
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-09-11 17:09:35

Lucy’s POV

I agreed to meet with Alaric at a small cafe around the corner from the hospital, not wanting to be too far away from my parents in case they needed me.

“Of course you’d be late.” I murmured frustratedly as I looked at my watch.

I’d been waiting there with my cold brew for ten minutes now. He was doing this on purpose. A powerplay no doubt. One to show me that my time was nowhere near as valuable as his.

“Lucy,” he greeted me when he finally arrived, his assistant not far behind.

“Mr. Kingsley.” My words were short and sharp. And I wanted him to know with every fiber of my being that I did not want to be here.

He sat down. “Ah, surely, we’ve reached a first name-basis by now, Luce,” he called me by the nickname he’d given me years ago.

“I’d rather stick to business, Mr. Kingsley,” I coldly retorted.

He grimaced. Clearly, I hit a nerve.

“Fine,” he said. “So, I take it you’ve spoken to your mother about me acquiring the Whitmore Group.”

I clenched my jaw so tightly it began
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  • No Longer His Ugly Wife   CHAPTER FIFTY TWO

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