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Execute or be Executed

Penulis: Evelyn Joness
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-02-11 20:20:55

"It's advice." He stepped closer, his voice dropping to a persuasive murmur. "You know the truth. You have evidence. You could go to the authorities, the press, Alexander Blackwood. You could try to bring me down, bring Amelia down. But here's what you need to understand, Katherine: you're not innocent in this."

She recoiled. "What?"

"You signed every document. You approved every deal. You pushed the board to accept the Ariadne offer. If this collapses, you don't walk away clean. You go down wi
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