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CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Making a Move

Author: Wise. D
last update publish date: 2026-09-09 00:07:55
A few days passed after the breakfast incident.

Donato avoided Jesse. Not openly, he never gave Jesse the satisfaction of knowing he was avoiding him; he simply became busy.

The casino still needed his attention. Meetings filled his schedule. There were shipments to oversee, and the problems within his organization that suddenly seemed important enough to demand his personal attention.

The space was just what he needed to get his thoughts under control. But control was a lie he kept telling hims
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