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Chapter 5

Author: Bitter Atlas
The call disconnected.

Alistair Caldwell walked over. He had overheard me. He stopped in his tracks. His expression shifted back to its usual indifferent mask.

But those eyes—the ones that normally remained unruffled by anything—held a flicker of panic and tension.

"Was that Julian? The Thorne house is in chaos. They're looking all over for you.

"Are you... going?"

I picked up my bag. Alistair reached out and caught my hand.

"Do you still want to save him? Does our engagement still... coun
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    The call disconnected.Alistair Caldwell walked over. He had overheard me. He stopped in his tracks. His expression shifted back to its usual indifferent mask.But those eyes—the ones that normally remained unruffled by anything—held a flicker of panic and tension."Was that Julian? The Thorne house is in chaos. They're looking all over for you."Are you... going?"I picked up my bag. Alistair reached out and caught my hand."Do you still want to save him? Does our engagement still... count?"Feeling the slight tremor in his fingertips, I squeezed his hand back."Of course I'm going. But only to watch the fallout of Julian's choices."Let's go, fiancé."Alistair froze. It was the first time I had ever called him that.The man known as the grim reaper of the corporate world seemed to melt like ice under a flame, a faint smile tugging at the corners of his mouth.The look he gave me was filled with an overflowing tenderness.As I watched the scenery blur past the car window,

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