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Chapter 92. Strategy

Author: jengreyy
last update publish date: 2026-03-20 19:23:11

* Lorenzo *

Even at late hour, the halls of the mansion were lit just enough to remind me that nothing here was ever truly dark, nothing hidden, nothing unobserved. My footsteps echoed against polished marble as I walked out of my father's study wing, sleeves rolled, collar loosened, a stack of documents still in my hand.

Work. Endless, suffocating work. Shipments rerouted. Accounts cleaned. Problems buried before they could become threats. I had spent the entire night fixing things that were n
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