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Chapter 203: Just Two Little Lines

Author: Anney GW
last update publish date: 2026-03-30 11:47:05

[David’s POV]

It was 6:12 a.m. when the doorbell rang.

This wasn’t a good sign. No one should be ringing my doorbell at 6:12 a.m. My secretary knows I don’t check my emails until 8:00 a.m., the cleaning lady has a key and doesn’t need to ring the bell, and as for Lily… she doesn’t have the code for my building’s entry system; the last time she came over, I opened the door for her myself.

I sat up in bed, stepped barefoot onto the floor, crossed the hallway, and headed through the house to the f
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