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Chapter 8: Captivity

Author: Achille
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-07-07 15:08:21

Blackwood Enterprises.

When the project manager brought up Naomi's name, Ethan's expression darkened and he said nothing for a long moment.

Ungrateful. If she wanted to make a scene out of all this, fine. Let her. He'd enjoy watching her regret it later.

"Give the Sinclair account to Chloe," he said finally, voice flat.

Word of the reassignment reached Chloe not long after. She glanced toward Naomi's empty desk, something calculating flickering behind her eyes before she smiled. "Naomi doesn't
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