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chapter 49 - The family Dinner
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When I Stopped Running Chapter 50 - Something Doesn't Add Up
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When I Stopped Running chapter 49 - The family Dinner
Jake's Pov"You've been avoiding us."The moment the words left Lucian Stone's mouth, every conversation around the dining table died.I slowly set my glass down and looked across the table.My uncle sat at the far end, exactly where he always sat.At the head of the table, the position he claimed belonged to him long before my father died and continued to occupy even after I became CEO.Some habits were difficult to break, and power was one of them.The dining room itself was impressive enough to belong in a museum. Crystal chandeliers hung overhead. Portraits of dead Stone family members watched from the walls. The table stretched so far that a person could probably raise a family at one end without knowing what was happening at the other.Growing up, I used to think the room looked beautiful, but now it only felt cold.Everything about the Stone estate felt cold.The polished marble floors, the expensive artwork, and the carefully rehearsed smiles.Even the air seemed different her
When I Stopped Running Chapter 48 - Silence
Jake's Pov"Sir, the board members are waiting."I looked up from the document spread across my desk and found my assistant standing near the door.The woman cleared her throat carefully."The meeting starts in five minutes.""Tell them I'll be there," I said firmly.She nodded and quietly left the office.The moment the door closed behind her, I leaned back in my chair and rubbed a hand across my face.It had been three days since I walked out of that hotel lobby.Three days since Jessica looked me in the eye and told me something I should have understood long ago."Trust has to be earned."The words had followed me ever since.I had spent two years believing that finding Jessica would fix everything.Then I found her and somehow things became worse.Jessica didn't believe me anymore.And every attempt to convince her otherwise only pushed her further away.For the first time in years, I didn't know what to do. That realization was more frustrating than I cared to admit.Eventually,
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