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Chapter 14 : Celia 'A seat beside him'

Autor: Pixie
last update Data de publicação: 2026-07-03 19:00:00

I shouldn't have cared.

I repeated those words to myself the entire night.

I shouldn't have cared that Vanessa Hart had walked into Adrian's office as though she belonged there.

I shouldn't have cared that she knew him well enough to kiss his cheek without hesitation.

I shouldn't have cared that people once believed she would become Mrs. Lancaster.

None of it had anything to do with me.

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