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Chapter 109: Rumors with and without teeth.

Author: Diana Paris
last update Last Updated: 2025-08-31 15:31:25

I force some steel into my spine and as I step into the sleek glass walls of Storm Enterprises, I paste on the weakest version of a professional face I can manage.

Just like yesterday, everyone stares at me like I'm this strange creature, and a voice in my mind asks me if they know?

What if they're all aware of the relationship between me and Christian, and they only look at me like this because they know how this script plays?

I head straight to my office, the sight of myself in a black fitted elegant work dress making me feel a bit better. I see a note on my table regarding a file and I get seated to attend to it quickly.

Though my heart is in shambles, I still take myself to the top floor, but Christian isn’t there.

His office is empty, the blinds drawn, and his personal assistant, the same woman who picked me up once in a car and mocked me for believing Christian would have anything lasting with me tells me he's gone off on a business trip.

She doesn't mention anything about me be
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