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Not What It Seems

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last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-11-08 18:50:51

Adrian's POV

My phone buzzed against the table. I barely glanced at it at first, too focused on the documents spread out in front of me. The numbers, contracts, and figures should have been more important. But they weren't. Not when my attention kept drifting.

The phone buzzed again. Annoyed, I picked it up.

A message from Lily. How the hell did she get my number? Did Serena give it to her? Typical Lily. Maybe she stole it. God knows what she wanted now.

My brows drew together. Why was she text
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