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The Press Conference

Author: Martin
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-03-23 18:11:47

The lobby of the Miller Tower was a shark tank. Over a hundred journalists stood with cameras aimed like cannons, their flashes creating a blinding, rhythmic strobe. They weren't there for a love story; they were there for a funeral. They wanted to see the "Bribed Bride" crumble under the weight of the Miller legacy.

Ava stood in the green room, staring at her reflection. She wasn't wearing the midnight-blue velvet tonight. She had chosen a sharp, blood-red power suit with shoulders so structu
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