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Chapter 54: I'd Rather Die Than Remarry You

Author: Pink Ink
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-09-18 18:08:36

Nora's brow furrowed at the sudden pressure around her wrist. She looked down to find Grant's hand wrapped around it.

Before he could get a word out, she yanked free.

Her expression turned to ice, disgust plain in her eyes. "Don't touch me with those hands."

After enough encounters like this, Grant had started to understand winning her forgiveness wasn't going to be simple.

Whatever love she'd once carried for him had clearly shattered beyond repair.

And there was Julian to worry about now too,
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