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Chapter 25 : Is it Serena calling?

作者: Ethan Choi
last update 公開日: 2026-01-03 01:08:24

The hospital corridor was cloaked in silence, broken only by the faint hum of fluorescent lights and the soft ticking of a wall clock. The sterile air smelled faintly of antiseptic and rain-soaked asphalt from the night outside.

Renzo Reinaldi stood beside Alexander Vanderbilt, his hands shoved deep into the pockets of his dark overcoat. His voice was low but sharp, cutting through the quiet.

“Mr. Vanderbilt, tell me honestly—you never intended to get engaged to Chiara, did you?

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