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CHAPTER SIXTY-THREE

Author: Emma's
last update publish date: 2026-09-14 16:33:23

Brian's POV

The call didn't disconnect immediately.

I just stood there, staring at my phone long after the flowers had turned to ash on her desk, long after she had looked back into the camera with that calm, unbothered face of hers.

She hadn't even blinked.

"Have a nice day, Mr. Whitmore." That was the last thing she said before she ended the call herself, leaving me staring at a black screen like a fool.

I lowered the phone slowly, my jaw tight.

I don't know why I expected anything different
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