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Awkward Dinners & Unasked Questions

Penulis: Oma
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2025-12-27 19:11:13

HANNAH’S POV:

We took one of the black SUVs from the garage, with his driver behind the wheel. The night air was cooler than usual, the city glittering around us as we drove past familiar streets that had changed since I left. Buildings had grown taller. Restaurants had popped up where I remembered empty lots. But the city still buzzed the same way.

Lucas hadn’t said much since we left the office. He kept glancing out the window, drumming his fingers softly on his thigh. I watched him from the
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