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Ashes of What We Were

Author: Zai
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2025-06-13 22:10:58

Jack's POV

I was nursing a drink in the study when my mother and Lucy burst through the front door of the Simpson mansion. Their faces were flushed, their gestures animated as they exchanged heated whispers. I knew instantly that the afternoon tea at Harper Watson's hadn't gone well.

Mother spotted me and made a beeline in my direction, her eyes flashing with indignation. "Can you believe the nerve of that woman?"

I didn't need to ask which woman she meant. There was only one who could ruffl
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