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Oath in The Dark

Author: DELEPU
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-02-13 21:52:55

"You have no right to be here at all."

Clarissa's words landed in the waiting room like something final.

Alina stood very still.

"I'm not leaving," Alina said quietly.

"Actually." Margaret rose from her chair with the slow deliberateness of someone who had been waiting for exactly this moment. "You are."

She walked to the door and opened it, looking at Alina with eyes that had never once in five years held anything warmer than calculated tolerance.

"You left the mansion without permission. With
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  • The Billionaire's Insignificant Wife    Silent Chains

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  • The Billionaire's Insignificant Wife    The Welfare Check

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  • The Billionaire's Insignificant Wife    The Welfare Check

    The night passed slowly and torturously.Alina lay in bed with her eyes open, staring at the dark ceiling.Every time her eyes began to feel heavy, Daniel's words echoed in her head—threats about her father, about the destruction of Hayes Corporation, about the eight million dollar debt that could be called at any time.And each time, Alina jolted awake with her heart pounding hard.When dawn finally illuminated the window curtains with dim gray light, Alina still hadn't slept at all.Her body felt heavy—as if filled with lead.Her head throbbed with a dull ache.And her hand—which moved to her stomach with a gesture that had become automatic—trembled with profound exhaustion.The door opened gently.Mrs. Helen entered with a breakfast tray and a face full of worry."Ma'am," she called in a soft voice. "It's morning. The examination will begin in two hours."Alina didn't respond. She just continued staring at the ceiling with empty eyes.Mrs. Helen set the tray on the bedside table an

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  • The Billionaire's Insignificant Wife    Wounded Predator

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  • The Billionaire's Insignificant Wife    The Final Humiliation

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  • The Billionaire's Insignificant Wife    A Quiet Rebellion

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  • The Billionaire's Insignificant Wife    The Bargain

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