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Chapter 17 (The Calm Before the Storm)

Author: Eve-lyna
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2025-10-25 07:50:41

In the blink of an eye, three years had passed.

Evelyn spent the last two years treating Adrian and Clara like ghosts. After his business trip, Adrian started frequenting the house again, but Evelyn completely ignored him. He tried countless times to make her loosen up, but she didn’t budge.

She knew him too well — he wasn’t trying to make things right; he just couldn’t handle being ignored. He missed the version of her who used to fawn over him, and he couldn’t accept that she’d finally stoppe
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