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Chapter 22

Author: Derbill
last update publish date: 2026-03-07 15:20:40

Rosette did not go back to the company.

Instead, she walked.

The city moved around her like nothing had changed—cars honking, people crossing streets, vendors shouting to passing customers. It all felt strangely distant, like she was watching life through glass.

Cesare’s words replayed in her head over and over.

“Your husband has been watching you long before you met him.”

The sentence refused to leave her mind.

At first she tried to reject it. Blake had always been intense, yes, but watching h
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