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CHAPTER 41

Autor: GOLDEN TREE
last update Fecha de publicación: 2025-06-09 14:16:29

BLOODLINES AND BETRAYAL

Chaewon sat in the velvet chair beside the rain-streaked window, eyes unfocused as the screen in front of her played the press conference again.

“I’m carrying Jian Lee’s child. And I plan to raise it as the last heir to the Phoenix Circle.”

Seraphina’s voice—soft, calculated, immaculate—rang like a bell across every device in Asia.

The press gasped.

The investors stirred.

And Jian…He was silent. The only sound in the room was Chaewon’s breathing—sharp, uneven.

She repla
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