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Chapter 22

Author: Keyboard Warrior
last update Last Updated: 2025-12-14 01:31:43

Rainee saw Alex coming out of her office with a long face, his shoulders sagging under the weight of disappointment. The moment their eyes met, she thought things weren’t going according to their plan.

“What happened? Will she stay?”

He lifted his head slowly, his expression both sad and conflicted.

“She doesn’t believe us. She thinks you’re lying just to provoke her. She said she’ll leave next week. She doesn’t care about m-me… or my affairs. What should we do now?”

His voice cracked on the last words, betraying just how fragile he was in that moment. Rainee softened, her heart tugging painfully at the sight of him like this. She hadn’t expected to ever meet someone who had to beg for love and attention from their own family, it seemed cruel, unfair.

“How could she not care? If she truly didn’t, she wouldn’t have come at all. Let’s think of something else, hmm?”

Her gaze was gentle, empathetic, and it made him look away almost immediately. Something deep inside urged him to stop thi
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