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Chapter 8

Author: Rins Pen
last update publish date: 2026-08-30 04:43:28

Emma

The seat of Daniel’s sedan was warm, but the chill inside me had settled deep into my bones. Rain pelted the tinted windows in heavy, rhythmic sheets as the city blurred past.

I didn't look at Daniel. I sat with my hands folded in my lap, staring down at my waterlogged shoes.

"You went to the boardroom," Daniel said softly from the darkness beside me. It wasn't a question.

"I thought I could make them see," I whispered, my voice flat, robbed of all its earlier fire. "I thought my father's
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