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Chapter 32: The Gala Revelation

Author: June Stars
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Two weeks after Ethan's defeat, William received an invitation to the annual New York Business Excellence Gala. It was the kind of event he would normally skip, but this year was different.

"We should go," Lucy said, reading the invitation over his shoulder. "Show everyone that Ashcroft Enterprises is back and stronger than ever."

"Or we could stay home and avoid the vultures who'll want to gossip about everything we've been through," William countered.

"That's exactly why we need to go. Show t
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