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Chapter 72

Author: Seunpeace
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-05-28 23:27:37

ETHAN

What is she doing now?

That was genuinely my first thought the second Madeline walked into the dining room like some offended princess arriving late to a coronation nobody invited her to. She had that pout on too; the one that usually meant trouble because Madeline Ross did not enjoy feeling excluded from anything. Especially not where Dominic was concerned. I saw the exact second her eyes locked onto the empty chair beside him and before she could even move in that direction, I stood up
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