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Chapter 80: The Cost of Us (Part 2)
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2026-06-24 14:18:59With shaking hands and vision blurred by rising heat, I began to type.
To: Damian Vale
HR Manager, Meridian Creative Group
Subject: Resignation
Every letter felt like a jagged cut. I didn't want to go. I loved this job. I loved the energy, the people. And more than anything, I was falling for the man in the office across the hall.
But that love felt selfish now. If I stayed, I would keep dragging Jovan into the mud of my past. Archer wouldn't stop. Chloe wou
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