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Chapter 14: First Impressions.

Author: Maraz_Pen
last update Last Updated: 2025-07-18 03:52:02

Riley's POV

The lobby of Gray Enterprises looked even more intimidating in daylight.

Polished marble floors reflected light from the towering windows, and everything, every corner, every surface, smelled like wealth and precision. People moved like clockwork, dressed in clean-cut suits and heels that clicked confidently across the floor.

I wasn't sure if it was the designer outfit I had pulled from my magically restocked wardrobe... or the fact that I now worked here, but for the first time in a long while, I walked into a building with my chin a little higher.

Still, my palms were clammy.

My fingers clutched the strap of my purse tighter than necessary.

Because this wasn't just any job.

This was a contracted position in a company owned by the man who could ruin me with a single whisper.

I drew in a breath and walked toward the reception.

"Good morning, Miss Jordan," the woman behind the counter greeted me with a polite, professional smile. "You have been assigned to the PR department
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