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fractured distance

Author: Faewrites
last update Last Updated: 2025-10-09 04:00:55

Lucas's pov

The memory of her stare at the table still haunted my mind. That instant we were forced to lock eyes - quiet,deep and unrelenting - it played itself like music I couldn't switch off.

I found my way out of the dining area first, pretending that it didn't bother me. That her silence didn't feel like an accusation I couldn't shake.

I decided to let work make me forget all this briefly before dawn. It wasn't strange to me - work was always my top most escape from things. But for the first time, my own mansion didn't feel peaceful. It felt like someone had sucked the life out of it and left only the continuous ticking of the old clock to keep things entertaining.

After the last three weeks’ board meeting, rumors had begun to spread like wildfire about my ‘settling down’. I didn't confirm or deny them- but I guessed that investors were always snooping around, poking their noses where they don't belong.

Nothing stayed under wraps in this world for too long not even contracts sea
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