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Chapter 197

Penulis: Natalie
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-05-20 22:19:40

Violet

I turned slowly, meeting his eyes across the distance of the office.

"What's really going on?" I asked quietly. "Why did you hire me? Why are you keeping me close but acting like you can't stand to be in the same room as me? Why..."

The words stuck in my throat. All the questions I'd been holding back, all the confusion and hurt and desperate need to understand was maddening.

I kept watching him as something in his expression cracked. The cold mask shattered, and underneath I saw pain an
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