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Chapter 53

Author: Michy Gaza
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Sarah closed the case gently, her mind racing.

She wanted to knock on the study door, to tell Alexander everything, but fear held her back. Fear of his disappointment, fear of his anger, and, most of all, fear of losing the fragile connection they had begun to build.

Instead, she sank onto the plush sofa in the living room, the case resting on her lap.

Her thoughts swirled in a chaotic mess of emotions, gratitude, guilt, frustration, and longing.

Behind the locked door, Alexander sat at the large oak desk, his hands clenched into fists.

The room was dimly lit, the glow of a desk lamp casting long shadows across the walls.

The jewelry he had bid so fiercely for was now in Sarah’s hands, yet the satisfaction he had expected to feel was nowhere to be found.

He leaned back in his chair, running a hand through his hair.

His mind replayed the events of the night, Liam’s smug grin, and the way she seemed to trust everyone but him.

“Damn it,” he muttered under his breath, slamming a fist onto
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