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CHAPTER 15

Author: Sommy
last update publish date: 2026-11-06 15:12:59

Chapter 15

By two in the afternoon, I was back at the penthouse. I sat at the kitchen island, quietly reviewing my digital inventory logs on my tablet, when the front doorbell chimed.

I frowned. Carousel was at the bank, and Catherine rarely visited without calling first to announce her demands.

I walked slowly down the hallway, unlocked the door, and pulled it open.

Mia stood on the threshold.

She wore a bright designer trench coat, her blonde hair curled to perfection, her face painted with a
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