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CHAPTER 103
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2026-06-23 13:11:40Emma’s POV
I knew something was wrong the moment Dominic walked through the penthouse door.It was almost ten at night.The twins were asleep.Mrs. Kowalski had gone home.I had been sitting on the couch pretending to read the same page of a cookbook for nearly an hour.Waiting.Worrying.The second I saw his face, I stood.“What happened?”Dominic closed the door behind him.For a moment, he ju
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