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CHAPTER 49

Author: CagalieYula
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Sleep didn’t come easy that night.

Every time I closed my eyes, I saw Jeff’s face—contorted in pain, eyes filled with fear.

Fear of Nolan.

It should have scared me.

But the only thing that truly terrified me was how much I didn’t feel afraid of Nolan.

He had done something violent, something brutal.

And yet, a part of me—the part I didn’t want to acknowledge—felt a twisted sense of satisfaction.

Jeff had deserved it.

And Nolan had delivered it without hesitation.

What did that say about me?

I shoved the thought away and turned over in bed, forcing myself to focus on the future.

Jeff would return the money in three days.

I could finally put this behind me.

But something told me it wasn’t going to be that simple.

Because nothing in my life ever was.

The next morning, Chelsea was already waiting for me when I walked into my office.

She had that look—the one she always wore when she knew I was hiding something.

“So,” she said, crossing her arms. “Are you going to tell me what happened las
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