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CHAPTER FIVE

Author: Chel-C
last update publish date: 2026-07-06 08:21:14
Chapter 5 – The Return

CHAPTER FIVE

Chapter Five

SUMMER'S POV

The drive was unusually quiet.

Outside the tinted windows, New York pulsed with life. Cars crawled through the morning traffic while towering buildings reflected the golden rays of the rising sun.

Everything looked familiar.

Yet somehow, it felt distant.

As if I were watching someone else's life instead of my own.

Beside me, Harden sat with effortless confidence, scrolling through financial reports on his tablet.

Calm.

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