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His ointment

Author: Lami274
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-09-23 07:25:15

“This is not your office…” Ivy’s voice was low, almost uncertain, as her gaze swept across the space.

They were at the very top of the Red Star building. The penthouse wasn’t what she expected. It wasn’t grand like she imagined the home of the empire’s heir to be. Instead, it was sleek, modern, with polished marble floors and walls of glass that bled into the skyline. The city sprawled below, a constellation of lights against the twilight.

Muted greys and blacks filled the space, softened by warm lighting that glowed from sculpted fixtures. A single leather couch faced a glass coffee table, everything neat, untouched, too perfect, too empty.

Asher walked inside like he owned not just the penthouse but the city beneath it. He shrugged off his blazer and tossed it on the couch with careless grace. “It’s my penthouse,” he said flatly. “Whenever I don’t return home, just know that I am here.”

Ivy’s arms crossed in front of her. She didn’t move past the doorframe. Her voice was sharp, dism
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  • Until The Baby Is Born: CEO's Temporary Fiancee    The restlessness

    HIS APARTMENT The apartment was dark when Asher stepped inside.The soft hum of the city beyond the windows barely reached the quiet here, a quiet that felt wrong. Too still. Too empty.He closed the door behind him, the sound echoing faintly through the halls. The air was cold, sharper than it should’ve been. It used to be warm when she was here. Somehow, her presence always softened things, filling the space with a kind of calm he could never explain.Now, it just felt hollow.He walked toward the bedroom, his heartbeat loud in his ears. The room looked exactly as they had left it, two cups on the bedside table, her book still facedown on the pillow, his shirt thrown over the chair. But the bed… the bed was empty.The blanket was untouched. The pillow is cold.A lump rose in his throat. “Ivy?” His voice came out low, unsure.Silence.He checked the balcony, the kitchen, even the little reading nook where she liked to sit with her tea when she couldn’t sleep. Nothing.His chest tigh

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  • Until The Baby Is Born: CEO's Temporary Fiancee    The betrayal

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  • Until The Baby Is Born: CEO's Temporary Fiancee    Friends

    The ride home was painfully silent. The hum of the car engine filled the space between them, the only sound in the air that wasn’t heavy with unspoken emotions. Ivy sat turned toward the window, her arms crossed over her chest, her reflection staring back at her through the dark glass. Asher’s knuckles were white against the steering wheel, his jaw tight, eyes fixed on the road as if it had personally offended him.When they finally stepped into the apartment, the door hadn’t even clicked shut before Ivy turned to face him.“What was all that about?” she demanded, her voice trembling with a mix of anger and confusion.Asher’s expression didn’t change. He shrugged off his coat and set it on the couch, refusing to meet her eyes.“What do you mean?” he said, his tone low but guarded.Ivy frowned, stepping closer. “Don’t play dumb, Asher. You spent a fortune tonight, on me! You outbid every single person there like it was some kind of battle. Why? Why did you become so… possessive?”Ashe

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