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Chapter 159: After All, I'm His Aunt — I Should Let Him Have It

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last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-04-20 13:43:02

Liam doesn't let go of my hand.

He picked it up off my lap somewhere between the introductions and the moment Joanna's smile recalibrated, and now it's resting on the table between us — his hand over mine, fingers relaxed, completely unhurried — like a flag planted in quiet, unmistakable territory.

Joanna is still staring.

"She looks so young," she says, in English, like I'm not sitting four feet away and perfectly fluent.

Liam tilts his head, the faintest trace of amusement crossing his face.
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