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Chapter 39

Penulis: TemsRay
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It was almost noon when I heard the intercom buzz.

I was curled up on the living room couch, flipping through a textbook, trying to distract myself from the heavy silence that had settled over the house since Ruben left that morning. We hadn’t spoken since our argument, and while the quiet gave me space to breathe, it also gave my thoughts too much room to spiral.

“Ma’am,” the housekeeper called softly, “Mr. Ken is here to see you.”

Ken?

I blinked, setting the book aside. “Uh yeah. Let him in.”

He walked in like he always did, with that casual confidence and slight smirk that made it hard to tell whether he was serious or just mocking the world. Today, he wore black slacks and a crisp white shirt, the sleeves casually rolled to his elbows. He looked nothing like a man who’d just flown halfway across the country for business.

“You look like hell,” he said, giving me a once-over before collapsing into the seat across from me.

“Thanks, Ken. Always a pleasure.”

He grinned. “Just being hon
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