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Chapter 217

Autor: Samuel Chikwado
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Adrian’s POV

The morning air is crisp when I step into the office, but it does nothing to cool the storm building in my chest. Isabella is already there, as if the universe or my parents have conspired to make sure I can’t escape her presence. She’s leaning against the edge of my desk, pen in hand, posture relaxed but eyes sharp, tracking my every move like a predator.

“Morning,” I say, trying to mask the tightness in my voice. My tone is neutral, professional, but even I can hear the edge in it.

“Morning,” she replies, almost teasingly. “You look tense. Did your parents corner you again?”

I grit my teeth and walk past her to my office chair. I don’t want to engage, not today. But she follows, her heels clicking deliberately on the floor.

“Don’t follow me,” I say, stopping to face her, my hands on my hips.

She smiles faintly. “You can’t tell me what to do.”

I run a hand through my hair, frustrated. I should be the one setting boundaries here, yet every time she’s near, I feel off bala
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