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Chapter 20

Penulis: Maya Adams
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-10-18 23:53:52

Lilith's POV

If anyone would have told me a few months ago that I would be having dinner with Nolan and Cassian on a Friday night after work instead of being with my husband, I would have laughed and said they needed a doctor. I was so sure of my marriage, sure of my company But there I was in an uptown restaurant, under dim golden lights, watching Nolan try to look relaxed when obviously his definition of “relaxed” was still painfully stiff.

He had chosen the kind of restaurant that screamed quiet sophistication yet with slow jazz playing in the background, polished tables, waiters who walked like they were on the clouds. It fits him perfectly, a CEO. Every inch of him was composed, from his neatly ironed shirt to the watch on his wrist that looked like it could pay a regular civil servant's rent twice over.

“I did not think this would actually happen tonight,” I teased, swirling the wine in my glass.

Nolan’s lips twitched a micro-expression that most people would miss, but I’d know
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