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CHAPTER SEVENTY THREE

Penulis: Olivia GW
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-09-26 17:11:04

Lucy’s POV

The crystal glass felt cool in my hand, a shallow anchor in a room full of bobbing, insincere smiles.

I took a slow sip of the amber liquid, the elegant gown I’d chosen for the Charity Banquet a perfect lure to the drunken men around me

I knew how I looked: polished, and, judging by the parade of hopeful suits who had already tried their luck, irresistible.

"A goddess among mortals," one of them had crooned, an oil slick of a man whose gaze lingered too long on the silk stretched across my hips, and the ample cleavage of my breasts.

I’d offered a cold smile and a colder dismissal to each one who dared approach. My focus wasn't on them; it was on the exit and the man who hadn't yet arrived.

Ray, please. Get here before he leaves.

Then, Matthew stood near the door of the pub, speaking briefly to a waiter, his body language sharp and final.

He was leaving.

My breath hitched. I knew as I watched him head towards the exit that there was no time to wait. I drained my glass and
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