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Chapter 8: Is Someone Taking a Bath?

Author: Barbie
last update publish date: 2026-04-21 09:21:23

"Good evening, Mr. Hartwell."

"Good evening, Mr. Hartwell."

The greetings rippled through the entrance hall as the Bentley's headlights swept across the driveway. The household staff lined the foyer in quiet, practiced rows and every single one of them forgot their composure the moment Ethan Hartwell stepped through the front door.

With a woman in his arms.

He carried her the way he did everything else without explanation, without hesitation, as though the universe was expected to simply accomm
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