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Chapter 134

Penulis: Juliet writes
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-05-11 19:52:36

Adrian’s POV

I had spent most of my adult life believing that if I moved fast enough, thought clearly enough, and stayed two steps ahead of everyone else, then I could keep disaster from becoming permanent.

That theory had officially collapsed.

I was standing in a hospital corridor with my phone pressed to my ear, listening to one of my legal directors talk in the careful, overworked voice people use when they are trying not to sound panicked in front of someone who is already panicking.

“The s
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